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Lancaster, CA vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 12.9% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Pontiac than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  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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