2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Lawrence, KS

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- Lawrence spends 21.5% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Lawrence than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MILawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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