2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ann Arbor, MI vs Birmingham, MI

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 5.2% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Birmingham than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIBirmingham, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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