Washtenaw County - Quality of Life

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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor Public Schools	15,587	780	3
Chelsea	Chelsea School District	2,763	123	1
Dexter	Dexter Community Schools	2,637	136	1
Manchester	Manchester Community Schools	1,235	50	1
Milan	Milan Area Schools	2,175	98	1
Saline	Saline Area Schools	4,335	187	1
Whitemore Lake	Whitemore Lake Public Schools	1,188	55	1
Ypsilanti	Willow Run Community Schools	3,222	153	1
Ypsilanti	Ypsilanti School District	4,938	202	1
Ypsilanti	Lincoln Consolidated Schools	3,957	165	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Washtenaw Community College	Ann Arbor	20,709

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	36,525
Cleary College	Ypsilanti	408
Concordia College	Ann Arbor	600
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	22,541
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	4	1,516
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
60,730	$174,300	49,947	$687
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	17F/-8C	31F/-1C
July	52F/17C	84F/29C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	30in./76cm	36in./91cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
174	11	6
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

University of Michigan - many Big Ten sporting events, theatrical productions and one of the greatest educational, cultural and research centers in the world; numerous parks and golf courses; Ann Arbor Art Fairs; Manchester Chicken Broil; Festival of Lights; Ann Arbor Summer Festival; Frog Island Folk Festival; Ypsilanti Heritage Festival

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004