2025 Compare Cities Education:
Amsterdam, NY vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 46.6% less per student than Amsterdam.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% higher in Detroit than in Amsterdam. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amsterdam
 Amsterdam, NYDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,684  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor238  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Amsterdam    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Cost of living in Amsterdam is  More

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Over 20 years ago

Old city its nice on a river nice place to  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 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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