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Anniston, AL vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Battle Creek spends 18.7% more per student than Anniston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Battle Creek than in Anniston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anniston
 Anniston, ALBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,136  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Anniston    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Live within anniston city limits in my grandparents old house. Neighborhood has housing projects twoo blocks away. Primary residents are African American. Lot of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Anniston is your typical small, rural alabama town. Last I heard the city was around 20,000 or so; the whole of calhoun county around 100,000. Cost of living is low,  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've been in the area for a couple of years and overall the area is not that bad. The city of Oxford is growing and many new businesses have recently opened (Target,  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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