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Arcadia, FL vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 28.7% more per student than Arcadia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Detroit than in Arcadia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arcadia
 Arcadia, FLDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,154  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor761  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Arcadia, is one of Florida's hidden little gems. It has a lot of southern charm, amiable residents, and beautiful homes and ranches. There are many fruit and vegetables  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have a house in the Lake Suzy area of Arcadia.The weather is great.The thing I like most about this area is the diversity.From my house I can drive 10 minutes north  More

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My husband and I plant to retire in Tampa, Florida in two years. I have do some research and found out about some of the natural disaster in LTampa, Florida, such as  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 3 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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