2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greensboro, NC vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 50.4% more per student than Greensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Ann Arbor than in Greensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensboro
 Greensboro, NCAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  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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