2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakeway, TX vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 30.4% less per student than Lakeway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Detroit than in Lakeway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeway
 Lakeway, TXDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeway    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We moved to Lakeway TX about 6 years ago from Atlanta GA as part of a corporate relcation. Lakeway is maybe 15 miles west of Austin TX, and has a small town / resort  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of homes within the Lakeway area is quiet good both in terms of materials, execution and also design/asthestics. Most have a Tuscan or Mexican style with  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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