2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 24.1% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Detroit than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  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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