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Detroit, MI vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 33.6% more per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Sunnyvale than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MISunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 3 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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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