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Kenai, AK vs Payson, AZ

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Highlights
- Payson spends 30.8% less per student than Kenai.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Payson than in Kenai. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kenai

Education
 Kenai, AKPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,627$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,193$11,337$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,414$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.617.9916.23
 Students per Librarian57122074573
 Students per Counselor432787530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.6%31.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%24.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Moving to Kenai AK August 2012, opened doors for new adventures, and fulfilling a life long dream. As a person with a disability, I spent many years attempting to  More

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So, it is Alaska and you might expect as much, but Kenai seems to have more than the average nasty weather days. This past summer has been miserable. We wear jackets at  More

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It's Alaska after all, so a person would already expect some degree of cold climate conditions. But Kenai lies close to the Cook Inlet and it's weather comes right off  More

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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