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Ann Arbor, MI vs San Marcos, TX

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Highlights
- San Marcos spends 12.4% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in San Marcos than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor

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 Ann Arbor, MISan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,020$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455$9,966$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$5,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1714.5516.23
 Students per Librarian6477124573
 Students per Counselor503424530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.8%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 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 9 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 San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109
ZIPS IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
78666 78656

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