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Ann Arbor, MI vs Ashland, KY

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 20.1% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Ashland than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIAshland, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,795$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 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 10 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 Ashland    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I'm 33 years old, and I've lived in this town for 25 of them. Not by choice. The majority of people here, and I'm not exaggerating, are on drugs. It's sad. And I'm  More

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Over 6 years ago

The people of Ashland are amazing and its growing and getting better everyday. Every weekend there is things to get involved with and excellent local restaurants, as  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to Ashland and it's a step up from flood ravaged Louisiana! I love the weather we have here. After our first year living in Ashland and having  More

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