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Anchorage, AK vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 7.0% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Berkeley than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4421.6116.23
 Students per Librarian49995554573
 Students per Counselor413603530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%11.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%73.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%7.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%9.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720

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