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Anchorage, AK vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 17.2% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Detroit than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4417.7416.23
 Students per Librarian49914714573
 Students per Counselor413617530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.6%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 Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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