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Detroit, MI vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 16.2% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Fort Myers than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit

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 Detroit, MIFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7418.8116.23
 Students per Librarian147128704573
 Students per Counselor617557530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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