2024 Compare Cities Education:
Ann Arbor, MI vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- Kirkland spends 25.3% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Kirkland than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kirkland had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIKirkland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,020$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1718.5316.23
 Students per Librarian6479894573
 Students per Counselor503455530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%62.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.8%18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%2.8%1.5%
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 Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 13 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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