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New York, NY vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 11.8% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% higher in Anchorage than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York

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 New York, NYAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,855$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,968$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7517.4416.23
 Students per Librarian1003464994573
 Students per Counselor2598413530
 Grade School Educ.8.9%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.2%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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