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Oswego, NY vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 40.4% less per student than Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in Anchorage than in Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oswego

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 Oswego, NYAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,886$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,482$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$14,164$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.417.4416.23
 Students per Librarian5074994573
 Students per Counselor269413530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.0%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.7%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Oswego    7 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Oswego is such a college town!!! Its kind of boring unless you like to drink alot. However, the sunsets on Lake Ontario are amazing, and they never get  More

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Over 18 years ago

In Oswego,NY, The historical sites are very interesting. Fort Ontario was built in 1700's before the revolution war. French, British and United States colonists were  More

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A good place to raise a family. Much of the jobs in the area are from the power plants (they're safe!) and the aluminum facility. There is also a state college and the  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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ZIPS IN OSWEGO, NEW YORK
13126
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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