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Bay City, MI vs Rolling Meadows, IL

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- Rolling Meadows spends 100.4% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Rolling Meadows than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolling Meadows had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MIRolling Meadows, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Rolling Meadows    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Rolling Meadows is a smaller suburb near everything. I love the fact that there is almost no traffic in Rolling Meadows, yet I am only minutes from anything I ever  More

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