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New York, NY vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 27.0% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% higher in Detroit than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New York

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 New York, NYDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,855$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,968$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7517.7416.23
 Students per Librarian10034614714573
 Students per Counselor2598617530
 Grade School Educ.8.9%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.2%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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11368, 11385, 10467, 11226, 11211, 11236, 11220, 11208, 11234, 11373, 209 total
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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