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Anchorage, AK vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 38.5% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Shawnee than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKShawnee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$10,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$9,382$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$5,411$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4415.1516.23
 Students per Librarian4994714573
 Students per Counselor413288530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%24.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.9%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 Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
74801 74804

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