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Ann Arbor, MI vs Laramie, WY

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- Laramie spends 4.0% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Laramie than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MILaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%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 Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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