2025 Compare Cities Education:
Suffolk, VA vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Bay City spends 10.8% less per student than Suffolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Bay City than in Suffolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay City had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Suffolk
 Suffolk, VABay City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,273  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Suffolk    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Don't move  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like living in Suffolk because of the smaller town feel yet having the conveniences of the larger city. We have been happy in Northern Suffolk. The schools don't seem  More

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Over 16 years ago

Suffolk is a bit difficult to describe because it is geographically the largest city in Virginia. Downtown has been slightly revitalized but I have no reason to go there  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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