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Anacortes, WA vs Mena, AR

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Highlights
- Mena spends 37.4% less per student than Anacortes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.4% lower in Mena than in Anacortes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mena had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anacortes
 Anacortes, WAMena, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,316$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,330$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3484573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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