2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Corte Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Corte Madera spends 93.1% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Corte Madera than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corte Madera had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MICorte Madera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%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 Corte Madera    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Close to the freeway, so easy commute. Beautiful bike/hiking trails and view of Mt Tam. But $4000/mo for a 3 bdrm apartment is a little  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great  More

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Over 20 years ago

Corte Madera has the convenience of shopping and urban lifestyle combined with nature wonderful weather hiking trails bike paths that make the quality of living there  More

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