2024 Compare Cities Education:
Detroit, MI vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 22.2% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Pensacola than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$9,326$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7415.3116.23
 Students per Librarian14718224573
 Students per Counselor617455530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%3.1%1.5%
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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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