2024 Compare Cities Education:
Detroit, MI vs Alabaster, AL

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Highlights
- Alabaster spends 18.5% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Alabaster than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alabaster had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIAlabaster, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$10,243$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$6,021$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7418.5116.23
 Students per Librarian14718604573
 Students per Counselor617548530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%38.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Alabaster    3 Reviews

Alabaster Alabama ... affordable, adaptable and  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is the sequel to "Escape from New York" staring Kirk Russell, but called "Escape from Birmingham" staring the dopes of Alabama. The people in this area Hoover,  More

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Alabster is becoming one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Alabama. With the addition of the Colonial Promenadeand White Stone Shopping Centers the economy  More

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