2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petoskey, MI vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 15.5% more per student than Petoskey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.3% higher in Fresno than in Petoskey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 17.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petoskey
 Petoskey, MIFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor575  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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