2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pontiac, MI vs Garland, TX

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Highlights
- Garland spends 13.3% less per student than Pontiac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Garland than in Pontiac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garland had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pontiac
 Pontiac, MIGarland, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,188$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0215.0116.23
 Students per Librarian8099714573
 Students per Counselor537361530
 Grade School Educ.6.6%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%10.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.6%78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.8%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.3%23.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.4%6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.1%1.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Garland    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The Garland PD has evolved into a very professional force.When I moved here in the mid 80s, it was ' cowboy cops'. As a volunteer I have worked with the PD and seen a  More

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Over 11 years ago

We moved to Garland in 1985 coming from 10 years in other countries, NY,CT,HI,OR. I saw potential and must commend out police , fire water and sanitation depts. The  More

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Over 13 years ago

Too  More

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