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Decatur, IL vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Ann Arbor spends 10.8% more per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Ann Arbor than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  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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