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Anchorage, AK vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 47.3% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in St. George than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$7,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4423.8116.23
 Students per Librarian49920374573
 Students per Counselor413456530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%27.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%29.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
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84790 84770

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