2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, MI vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Bay City spends 16.3% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Bay City than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor656  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 7 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

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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But everything else is going to  More

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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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