2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hamden, CT vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla spends 34.2% less per student than Hamden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.3% higher in Wasilla than in Hamden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wasilla had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamden
 Hamden, CTWasilla, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  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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