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Ann Arbor, MI vs Spanaway, WA

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- Spanaway spends 14.6% more per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Spanaway than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spanaway had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MISpanaway, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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