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Ann Arbor, MI vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Athens-Clarke County spends 6.0% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.6% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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