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Manistee, MI vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 36.5% more per student than Manistee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Detroit than in Manistee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manistee
 Manistee, MIDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,422  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor833  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  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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