2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brownsville, TX vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 7.6% more per student than Brownsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Detroit than in Brownsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 21.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brownsville
 Brownsville, TXDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Brownsville    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally  More

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good  More

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Over 16 years ago

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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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