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Arlington, TX vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 21.9% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Anchorage than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 8 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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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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