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Anchorage, AK vs Fruita, CO

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- Fruita spends 9.0% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Fruita than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fruita had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKFruita, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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