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Ann Arbor, MI vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 23.7% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Memphis than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor

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 Ann Arbor, MIMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,020$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455$10,534$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1715.7616.23
 Students per Librarian6479584573
 Students per Counselor503501530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.8%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%1.3%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 Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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