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Detroit, MI vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 9.0% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Colorado Springs than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit

Education
 Detroit, MIColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7417.0616.23
 Students per Librarian14716214573
 Students per Counselor617274530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.7%1.5%

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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 Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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