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Detroit, MI vs Lake Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Los Angeles spends 26.6% more per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Lake Los Angeles than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Los Angeles had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MILake Los Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Lake Los Angeles    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

“Lake Los Angeles” is a horse property community with lot sizes from .5 acres to 1.25 acres. This is a small community built on 4000 acres surrounded by many miles of  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are very few jobs in this area. I am willing to bet 90% of the people here are forced to commute. My daily commute is 2 hours and 15 minutes each way. Also the  More

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