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Santa Cruz, CA vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 7.2% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Pontiac than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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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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