2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alpena, MI vs Ada, OK

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Highlights
- Ada spends 5.9% less per student than Alpena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Ada than in Alpena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ada had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpena
 Alpena, MIAda, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,632  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,872$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Alpena    5 Reviews

One of the ten best places to visit in Michigan. I was born and raised in Michigan but now live in Seattle. I get back to Michigan frequently because my brother  More

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Over 12 years ago

Alpena is 740 ft above sea leval and gets 72 in. of snow every year. That's a good thing and Alpena is a winter wonderland for me . Clean and crisp with the lake frozen  More

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Alpena is a town for all ages, with plenty to do, more than one person could attend. I think the events are varied and offer something for everyone. The town is  More

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Reviews for Ada    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ada, Oklahoma is probably the best place to live in USA.I have lived here all of my life and would not move for anything.It is a close knit community where people  More

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Over 15 years ago

gang members? Where are you originally from? I'm from California, and used to live 20 minutes from East L.A. Are you sure you know what the meaning of Gang Member is? I  More

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The school system is below average in my opinion, the students all seem to come from bad ad neglected homes. There is higher crime than thought and my neighborhood is  More

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