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Ann Arbor, MI vs Atlantic City, NJ

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Highlights
- Atlantic City spends 52.4% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Atlantic City than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlantic City had 24.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIAtlantic City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,409$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10234573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 9 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 11 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 Atlantic City    2 Reviews

I am looking for a place to settle. Right now I'm in Memphis and don't want to stay. My home is New York City but I never retrace my steps. My focus has been the  More

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was born in north jersey.. lived in atlantic city for about 40 yrs.. was a great place growing up,, regular rockwell growing up,, now since the casinos over 30yrs or  More

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