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Wasilla, AK vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 29.4% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Tucson than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla

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 Wasilla, AKTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,230$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,979$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.4416.6616.23
 Students per Librarian81214474573
 Students per Counselor448519530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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