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Grosse Pointe Park, MI vs Detroit, MI

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- Detroit spends 0.0% less per student than Grosse Pointe Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Detroit than in Grosse Pointe Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 16.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grosse Pointe Park
 Grosse Pointe Park, MIDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Grosse Pointe Park    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

love being on the water in  More

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Grosse Pointe Park is an upscale suburb of Detroit just 10 minutes from downtown. The people are very friendly and watch out for each other, yet are not intrusive. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

We keep the rif-raf  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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