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Pacific Grove, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 15.2% more per student than Pacific Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% higher in Fairbanks than in Pacific Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacific Grove

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 Pacific Grove, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,375$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156$16,938$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,645$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.7327.616.23
 Students per Librarian289529254573
 Students per Counselor526328530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.0%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.4%27.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.0%6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 18 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 13 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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ZIPS IN PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA
93950
ZIPS IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
99701 99703

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