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Detroit, MI vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 11.0% more per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% lower in St. Louis than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit

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 Detroit, MISt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$14,247$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7412.216.23
 Students per Librarian147136374573
 Students per Counselor617300530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%38.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total
ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total

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