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Juneau, AK vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 12.5% less per student than Juneau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Anchorage than in Juneau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Juneau

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 Juneau, AKAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,993$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,176$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,422$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0817.4416.23
 Students per Librarian3614994573
 Students per Counselor300413530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.4%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Juneau    18 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Juneau's strong points are its unique geography and scenery, outdoor recreation options, availability of fresh seafood, and its thriving arts & culture  More

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Over 10 years ago

Juneau AK has over 50 trails in and around our community. They can be short as a jaunt from the road to the water to go shell collecting or much longer. Such as a hike  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you want wilderness, mountains, ocean, fishing, hunting, hiking, snow, rain, and cold, this is the place 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 JUNEAU, ALASKA
99801 99824
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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