2025 Compare Cities Education:
Worcester, MA vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 18.9% less per student than Worcester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Ann Arbor than in Worcester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Worcester
 Worcester, MAAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  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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