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Delaware, OH vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 7.4% more per student than Delaware.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Pontiac than in Delaware. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Delaware
 Delaware, OHPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,596  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor440  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Delaware    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The crime in Delaware is mix. Delaware like the rest of the country has an Heroin Epidemic. sadly there is an obituary in the town paper of someone who overdosed.   More

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Over 14 years ago

Delaware Ohio is a really great small town where old cars can cruise Sandusky St during the annual car show while families stroll along the street eating ice cream. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

Delaware county is very diversified - city and country. Huge shopping mall and small antique shops. Extremes on both ends of almost everythig and everything in the  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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