2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, MI vs Westland, MI

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- Westland spends 26.0% more per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Westland than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westland had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, MIWestland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,065  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor559  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Westland    5 Reviews

Water bill went from $16-$20 every three months in Van Buren township to over $100 every 2 months in Westland. Just the service fees alone are $69.30 Thats over $415/yr  More

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The city of Westland Housing refused to help me put a much needed roof on my double wide trailer saying "It can be moved." I can't afford a roof and they think I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

nice city but wish there was more actvities and things to  More

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