| | Bay City, MI | Alma, MI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,933 | $12,047 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,065 | $10,783 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,278 | $6,734 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.98 | 16.85 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 776 | 1373 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 559 | 578 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.5% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 87.4% | 94.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.8% | 23.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.2% | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 16.2% | 22.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.6% | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.7% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% |