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Anchorage, AK vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Louisville spends 6.1% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Louisville than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKLouisville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$14,255$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4415.1516.23
 Students per Librarian4994674573
 Students per Counselor413227530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%31.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.5%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 Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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40214, 40216, 40299, 40219, 40229, 40272, 40291, 40245, 40218, 40220, 20 total

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