2026 Compare Cities Education:
Sidney, OH vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Bay City spends 23.6% less per student than Sidney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Bay City than in Sidney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sidney
 Sidney, OHBay City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,429  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor421  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sidney    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Unless you are a High school football fan, there is little to do in Sidney. No arts, no culture, no restaurants that are not chains or greasy spoons. Driving to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I was born in Sidney, OH and have been living here since 1999. I believe it to be a high quality community and a great place for a child to grow up. CLIMATE: The  More

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Over 18 years ago

Most people I know that live in Sidney live here for one of 2 reasons: 1) There job transferred them here (it is a somewhat industrial town), or, 2) They've just  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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