2024 Compare Cities Education:
Monterey, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 8.1% more per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in Anchorage than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey
 Monterey, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,375$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,645$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.7317.4416.23
 Students per Librarian289524994573
 Students per Counselor526413530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.4%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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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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