2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Park, MI vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 9.3% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Detroit than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, MIDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oak Park    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Oak Park for 5 years and have dreamt of escape since year one. This town is an absolute s**thole and the current aims at gentrification are failing. They  More

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Over 18 years ago

Every day I think about living somewhere  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was raised in Oak Park, Michigan and the quality of life there was pretty good. Had a nice park, ice skating rink, public swimming pool,  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 3 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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