2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sacramento, CA vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 9.6% less per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Detroit than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CADetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,240$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,670$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7517.7416.23
 Students per Librarian632114714573
 Students per Counselor641617530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 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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