2025 Compare Cities Education:
Royal Oak, MI vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Bay City spends 28.0% less per student than Royal Oak.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Bay City than in Royal Oak. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Royal Oak
 Royal Oak, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Royal Oak    20 Reviews

Whoever put crime and urban decay as cons for Royal Oak has never been to Royal Oak. It is a very stable and safe suburb with a lot to do and access to many job  More

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Over 14 years ago

Michigan willturn around as soon as they break the bonds with the car companies.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fun growing  More

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Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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