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Bixby, OK vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla spends 38.6% more per student than Bixby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% higher in Wasilla than in Bixby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wasilla had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bixby
 Bixby, OKWasilla, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bixby    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I don't live in Bixby anymore, but I did for 14 out of 17 years. It's a great town, but it lacks things to do. However, it's good for raising kids and has, or at least  More

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Over 16 years ago

Well, as you can see from the title, I'm not a Bixby Spartan anymore. However, I lived in Bixby for about 14 out of 17 years. It's a nice little town, if lacking in  More

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Bixby is Oklahoma's fastest growing city since 2000 with a 39.4% growth rate. The last 3 years Bixby's commercial retail is catching up with the residential growth.   More

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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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