2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Airy, NC vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City spends 5.0% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in Traverse City than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31564573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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