2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brea, CA vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 9.9% less per student than Brea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% lower in Detroit than in Brea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brea
 Brea, CADetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  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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