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Anchorage, AK vs Sanford, FL

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Highlights
- Sanford spends 40.4% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Sanford than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanford had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKSanford, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$9,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$8,661$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$5,272$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4418.8316.23
 Students per Librarian49966734573
 Students per Counselor413517530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.4%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 Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 13 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to be  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN SANFORD, FLORIDA
32771 32773

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