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Ann Arbor, MI vs Placentia, CA

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Highlights
- Placentia spends 4.6% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.0% higher in Placentia than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placentia had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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