2026 Compare Cities Education:
Taylor, MI vs Southfield, MI

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Highlights
- Southfield spends 10.3% more per student than Taylor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Southfield than in Taylor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southfield had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Taylor
 Taylor, MISouthfield, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Taylor    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Due to budget cuts, the city closed 2 fire departments and reduced the number of police patrols in the city. As a result the response time of service is longer for the  More

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Reviews for Southfield    7 Reviews

Over 16 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 18 years ago

The winter is too long and  More

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Over 19 years ago

the cost of living is  More

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