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Tallahassee, FL vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 48.8% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Anchorage than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee

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 Tallahassee, FLAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,178$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,370$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1317.4416.23
 Students per Librarian9184994573
 Students per Counselor527413530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  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 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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