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Detroit, MI vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 15.6% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in St. Petersburg than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit

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 Detroit, MISt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,771$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,893$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7415.8916.23
 Students per Librarian14718214573
 Students per Counselor617404530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.5%1.5%

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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 St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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