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Detroit, MI vs Plant City, FL

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Highlights
- Plant City spends 19.4% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Plant City than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plant City had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIPlant City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Plant City    7 Reviews

Plant City used to be known primarily as a farming community with not much else going on. Now its beginning to grow out of that stigma, and lately has been having new  More

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Outside of the weather, which in MISERABLE with heat and humidity, PC is a quaint rural town who wants to remain quaint and rural. 25 years ago all Plant City had, was  More

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When it comes to weather and comfort, Plant City is in a word God-awful, unless you have a high tolerance for heat and humidity. Though nearby Tampa/St. Pete may be in  More

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