2026 Compare Cities Education:
Anchorage, AK vs Montgomery, TX

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- Montgomery spends 29.8% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Montgomery than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKMontgomery, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%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.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 2 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 Montgomery    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Montgomery is a wonderful place to  More

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Summers on Lake Conroe are lovely casual, quaint, but extremely humid, hot and buggy. Temperatures reach as high as 105% in August and September. Summers last from June  More

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Nice large lake with plenty or room to ski, boat, and fish. We have many beautiful homes in established and new neighborhoods surrounding the lake and a national forest  More

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