2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Escondido, CA

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- Escondido spends 49.6% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Escondido than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MIEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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