2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, NY vs Petoskey, MI

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Highlights
- Petoskey spends 38.2% less per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Petoskey than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petoskey had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, NYPetoskey, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,366$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,157$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21354573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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Reviews for Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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