2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 124.5% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Syracuse than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MISyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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