2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Petoskey, MI

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Highlights
- Petoskey spends 16.0% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% lower in Petoskey than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petoskey had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORPetoskey, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,366$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,157$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21354573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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