2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schenectady, NY vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 34.1% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Pontiac than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 16 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  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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