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Kenai, AK vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 5.2% less per student than Kenai.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Spokane than in Kenai. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kenai
 Kenai, AKSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,193  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moving to Kenai AK August 2012, opened doors for new adventures, and fulfilling a life long dream. As a person with a disability, I spent many years attempting to  More

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So, it is Alaska and you might expect as much, but Kenai seems to have more than the average nasty weather days. This past summer has been miserable. We wear jackets at  More

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It's Alaska after all, so a person would already expect some degree of cold climate conditions. But Kenai lies close to the Cook Inlet and it's weather comes right off  More

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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