2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petoskey, MI vs South Lyon, MI

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Highlights
- South Lyon spends 13.6% more per student than Petoskey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in South Lyon than in Petoskey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lyon had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petoskey
 Petoskey, MISouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor575  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 South Lyon    4 Reviews

Michigan is a beautiful state with great parks and fantastic lakes. Surrounded on three sides by water and with consistent precipitation year-round, there is potential  More

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Over 15 years ago

This fall has been beautiful with lots of sun, Fall in SE Michigan is beautiful in general, it is one of the things I love the most about living here. Winter isn't so  More

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We are looking to move because although you get 4 seasons here, the winter is too long and weather tends to be extreme. I took a college class which confimed that the  More

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