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Griffin, GA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 31.5% more per student than Griffin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Anchorage than in Griffin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Griffin
 Griffin, GAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  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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