2025 Compare Cities Education:
Southfield, MI vs Norcross, GA

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Highlights
- Norcross spends 19.7% less per student than Southfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Norcross than in Southfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norcross had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southfield
 Southfield, MINorcross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Southfield    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Weak mayor, crooked politicians, upper tier tax base is leaving. Police department inept and not reflective of the community. So many things wrong with Southfield.  More

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Over 17 years ago

The winter is too long and  More

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Over 18 years ago

the cost of living is  More

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Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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