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Detroit, MI vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park spends 45.9% more per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Menlo Park than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 15.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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