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Anchorage, AK vs North Pole, AK

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Highlights
- North Pole spends 6.5% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.3% higher in North Pole than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Pole had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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