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Alexandria, VA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 13.2% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Anchorage than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria

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 Alexandria, VAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3117.4416.23
 Students per Librarian12064994573
 Students per Counselor2239413530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  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 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
22304 22314 22302 22305 22311 22301
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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