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Anchorage, AK vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Athens-Clarke County spends 9.4% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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