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Yelm, WA vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Ann Arbor spends 6.3% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Ann Arbor than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  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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