2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, IN vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 21.3% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Ann Arbor than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, INAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  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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