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Ann Arbor, MI vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 8.8% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.1% higher in Los Angeles than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 19.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MILos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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