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Ann Arbor, MI vs Folly Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Folly Beach spends 18.2% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Folly Beach than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folly Beach had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIFolly Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Folly Beach    3 Reviews

I resided in this very overrated village for a year. With the exception of the one local down village pizza place, the best food is from the gas station'shot dog roller  More

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If you're looking for a place that's not uppity or country club-ish, Folly Beach is THE place to be. It is home to some of the nicest most down to earth people  More

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If you're looking for a beautiful place to go without any pretense or country club attitude, Folly Beach is the place to go. The people there are the nicest most down  More

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