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Pontiac, MI vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York spends 24.1% more per student than Pontiac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in New York than in Pontiac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New York had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pontiac
 Pontiac, MINew York, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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