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Anchorage, AK vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 22.6% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Missoula than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$11,200$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4414.1716.23
 Students per Librarian4994694573
 Students per Counselor413296530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%20.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%50.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.7%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 Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN MISSOULA, MONTANA
59801 59808 59802 59803

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