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Seattle, WA vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac spends 24.3% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Pontiac than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontiac had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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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