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Santa Fe, NM vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 9.8% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in Anchorage than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe

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 Santa Fe, NMAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,138$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,510$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3417.4416.23
 Students per Librarian14984994573
 Students per Counselor310413530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.2%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  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 SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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