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Galveston, TX vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 3.6% more per student than Galveston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Detroit than in Galveston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Galveston

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 Galveston, TXDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,297$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,956$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3217.7416.23
 Students per Librarian110614714573
 Students per Counselor409617530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.9%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  More

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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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ZIPS IN GALVESTON, TEXAS
77550 77551 77554
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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