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Benton Harbor, MI vs Bay City, MI

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- Bay City spends 16.2% less per student than Benton Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Bay City than in Benton Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton Harbor
 Benton Harbor, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,328  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor582  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews
Terrance · Fenton, MI
Growing Community. Great For Young Families.
Over 7 years ago

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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Harold · Bay City, MI
They've improved the downtown area
Over 8 years ago

But everything else is going to  More

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YoLo · Bay City, MI
Not one of the best places to live.
Over 10 years ago

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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