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Cincinnati, OH vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 19.1% less per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Detroit than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati

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 Cincinnati, OHDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,025$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,825$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5217.7416.23
 Students per Librarian94114714573
 Students per Counselor394617530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 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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ZIPS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
45211, 45224, 45237, 45205, 45208, 45227, 45219, 45220, 45202, 45229, 22 total
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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