2026 Compare Cities Education:
Detroit, MI vs Fort Pierce, FL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Fort Pierce spends 18.8% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Fort Pierce than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Pierce had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 3 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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Detroit

Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

Entertainment is  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Fort Pierce


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.