2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 43.3% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Ann Arbor than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  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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