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White Plains, NY vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Sterling Heights spends 57.1% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% higher in Sterling Heights than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sterling Heights had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains
 White Plains, NYSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10204573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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