2024 Compare Cities Education:
Anchorage, AK vs Oak Grove, MO

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Highlights
- Oak Grove spends 14.3% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Oak Grove than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Grove had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKOak Grove, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$12,022$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4414.1916.23
 Students per Librarian4998814573
 Students per Counselor413424530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%7.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%15.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%0.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.1%1.5%
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 Oak Grove    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Oak Grove is a great place to live. The crime is very low and our children have a safer place to  More

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