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Detroit, MI vs Camden, NJ

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Highlights
- Camden spends 80.0% more per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Camden than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camden had 17.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MICamden, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11164573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews

The Good thing about public transporation in New Jersey is all the distance of the bus, subway's, trans is very convient. Their public transporation reach's every  More

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Over 17 years ago

Camden is not the best place to live. There are alot of murders and way to many drugs. But some parts aint has bad as others. East Camden is the most dangerous and  More

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I spent much of my formative years in Camden and Southern New Jersey. My father was a dentist with offices in the area. My grandparents arrived in Camden during the  More

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