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Anchorage, AK vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 20.7% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Seattle than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4418.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4999894573
 Students per Counselor413455530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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