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Anchorage, AK vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 19.0% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Austin than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4414.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4998054573
 Students per Counselor413391530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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