2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pennington, NJ vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 35.4% less per student than Pennington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Ann Arbor than in Pennington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pennington
 Pennington, NJAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  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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