2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Dorado, KS vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 6.4% more per student than El Dorado.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Detroit than in El Dorado. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado
 El Dorado, KSDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor475  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in El Dorado most of my life. I have spent time in the military and living in Montana, but mostly in Kansas. El Dorado was considered a distant suburb of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice small town close to largest town in Kansas (Wichita). Has hospital, community college, state park and lake, good schools, and some retail. Not alot of jobs but many  More

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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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