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Sioux Falls, SD vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 12.1% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Detroit than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls

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 Sioux Falls, SDDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,280$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,595$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3917.7416.23
 Students per Librarian249014714573
 Students per Counselor359617530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  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 SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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