2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dobson, NC vs Pontoon Beach, IL

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Highlights
- Pontoon Beach spends 16.6% more per student than Dobson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Pontoon Beach than in Dobson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontoon Beach had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dobson
 Dobson, NCPontoon Beach, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Dobson    1 Reviews

Enjoy the smell of eviscerated chickens with your morning coffee? How about in your face racists? Perhaps you are seeking a cozy town that boasts the highest crime rate  More

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Reviews for Pontoon Beach    2 Reviews

The worst police department ever. Juvenile office hates kids even more than he hates everyone else. No time to deal with real crime because they are too busy writing  More

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If I had it to do over, I would never move into this  More

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