2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elk Grove, CA vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 9.6% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Detroit than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CADetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  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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