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Chattanooga, TN vs Pontiac, MI

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- Pontiac spends 34.6% more per student than Chattanooga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Pontiac than in Chattanooga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chattanooga
 Chattanooga, TNPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   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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