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Juneau, AK vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 5.7% more per student than Juneau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Seattle than in Juneau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Juneau

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 Juneau, AKSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,993$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,176$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,422$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0818.5316.23
 Students per Librarian3619894573
 Students per Counselor300455530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.4%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Juneau    18 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Juneau's strong points are its unique geography and scenery, outdoor recreation options, availability of fresh seafood, and its thriving arts & culture  More

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Over 10 years ago

Juneau AK has over 50 trails in and around our community. They can be short as a jaunt from the road to the water to go shell collecting or much longer. Such as a hike  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you want wilderness, mountains, ocean, fishing, hunting, hiking, snow, rain, and cold, this is the place to  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN JUNEAU, ALASKA
99801 99824
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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