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Kansas City, KS vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 16.3% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Pontiac than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  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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