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Ann Arbor, MI vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 21.3% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Charlotte than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor

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 Ann Arbor, MICharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,020$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455$9,703$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1716.2116.23
 Students per Librarian64711494573
 Students per Counselor503307530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.8%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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