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Albany, CA vs South Lyon, MI

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Highlights
- South Lyon spends 14.6% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in South Lyon than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lyon had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, CASouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for South Lyon    4 Reviews

Michigan is a beautiful state with great parks and fantastic lakes. Surrounded on three sides by water and with consistent precipitation year-round, there is potential  More

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Over 15 years ago

This fall has been beautiful with lots of sun, Fall in SE Michigan is beautiful in general, it is one of the things I love the most about living here. Winter isn't so  More

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We are looking to move because although you get 4 seasons here, the winter is too long and weather tends to be extreme. I took a college class which confimed that the  More

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