2025 Compare Cities Education:
Stony Brook, NY vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 54.4% less per student than Stony Brook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.6% higher in Detroit than in Stony Brook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stony Brook
 Stony Brook, NYDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor356  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.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Stony Brook    3 Reviews

PROS: Close to the water, very picturesque, hilly and not flat like much of Long Island. High quality of life, low crime rate, clean, hometown feeling. Community  More

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Over 19 years ago

Peaceful, execellent place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

INNDIAN STUDENTS MAY PLEASE CONTACT ME.  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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