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Cranston, RI vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Ann Arbor spends 13.9% less per student than Cranston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Ann Arbor than in Cranston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cranston
 Cranston, RIAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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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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