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St. Petersburg, FL vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Ann Arbor spends 37.8% more per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Ann Arbor than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  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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