2024 Compare Cities Education:
Detroit, MI vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 10.5% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Auburn than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 15.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$9,980$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7419.2516.23
 Students per Librarian14714014573
 Students per Counselor617449530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%16.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%59.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%3.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%7.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 14 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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