2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anchorage, AK vs Orland Park, IL

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- Orland Park spends 31.7% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Orland Park than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orland Park had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKOrland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%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.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Orland Park    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I bought a townhome in Orland Park 6 years ago. I am very happy and impressed with the level of safety and beauty that we find in our neighborhood. There  More

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My family and I have been living in Orland Park for 7 years. Orland Park is a mostly conservative suburb in the Chicagoland area. The mayor does a good job in trying to  More

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Orland Park, Illinois is a place where people have access to all the best medical care at some of the best medical facilities nationwide. In one of the years between  More

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