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Alton, MO vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 38.8% more per student than Alton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.9% higher in Pontiac than in Alton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alton
 Alton, MOPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Alton    4 Reviews

If your looking for Mayberry this is it, simple lifestyle, people wave at you when passing in traffice. Good family values, quiet,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Now living here and hope it never loses it quaint appeal. reminds us of the USA in the 1950's. Best move we have ever made in our lives. We are trying to sell our home  More

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Over 19 years ago

To find Alton you have to get lost. It is the nicest town we have ever visited. Low crime 1-2's, great water 100, great air quality 75. Low low low cost of living.  More

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Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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