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Chelsea, MI vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 23.5% more per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Austin than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MIAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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