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Burlington, VT vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 32.7% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% higher in Pontiac than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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