2025 Compare Cities Education:
Defiance, OH vs Monroe, MI

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 31.0% less per student than Defiance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Monroe than in Defiance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Defiance
 Defiance, OHMonroe, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,425$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,144$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13384573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Defiance    1 Reviews

Living in NW Ohio is living in typical rural America. I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a lifestyle. Housing costs are relatively low, electricity is  More

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Reviews for Monroe    8 Reviews

I've lived in Monroe my entire life. Since the Ford plant closed it's been on the skids. It's full of poor white trash looking to fight. Every business that's not a  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved from Toledo ( TOLEDO, IS A TERRIBLE PLACE TO LIVE!) Some people (that don't even live here)said it was high crime. I have not had this experience. What i  More

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Over 10 years ago

I purchased my home three and a half years ago. Since then my home and property have been vandalized five times. My home was broken into twice and property has been  More

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