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Ashland, VA vs Sault Ste. Marie, MI

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Highlights
- Sault Ste. Marie spends 26.1% more per student than Ashland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Sault Ste. Marie than in Ashland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sault Ste. Marie had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashland
 Ashland, VASault Ste. Marie, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,147$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock38814573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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Reviews for Sault Ste. Marie    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

As of the last few years, with education spending cuts, our student to teacher ratio is now somewhere near 31-32 students per classroom. The only exception is our  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is cold up here! I am bummed there isn't more to do inside with little ones when it is so cold for months.  More

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If you enjoy Winter and cool Summers, you may enjoy living here. Snowfall usually begins in December and lasts until late April. The last few years Winter weather has  More

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