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Cheyenne, WY vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 10.4% less per student than Cheyenne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Anchorage than in Cheyenne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cheyenne

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 Cheyenne, WYAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,561$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,799$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,297$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5717.4416.23
 Students per Librarian2194994573
 Students per Counselor430413530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.6%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.5%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Cheyenne    59 Reviews

The center of Cheyenne retains the character of America with traditional western values. Easy and we'll maintained walking to parks and downtown restaurants/bars/shops  More

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My husband, dogs, and I have lived in Cheyenne for almost two years. The pros: Cheyenne is a really nice place, especially if you have kids or dogs. The weather  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Cheyenne for almost 52 years. Most things here are just right. Housing, on the other hand, is ridiculously high. Thereb isn't any decent public housing to  More

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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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ZIPS IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING
82001 82009 82007
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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