2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 15.4% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Charlotte than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MICharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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