2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anchorage, AK vs Deerfield, IL

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Highlights
- Deerfield spends 47.0% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Deerfield than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deerfield had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKDeerfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  More

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