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Brighton, MI vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 14.0% less per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in St. Petersburg than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, MISt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,426  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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