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Anchorage, AK vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale spends 14.7% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% lower in Carbondale than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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