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Oceanside, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 1.7% more per student than Oceanside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Anchorage than in Oceanside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oceanside

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 Oceanside, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6517.4416.23
 Students per Librarian187444994573
 Students per Counselor513413530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Oceanside    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in here since 1988, left in 1995 and came back in 2005. I will always love Oceanside. You have to come check it out. It has changed so drastically and there  More

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Over 6 years ago

from oceanside ca love the city always love the beach life u can't get anywhere else yes... it has been cleaned up and welcomes people from all over . I miss my  More

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Moved to O'Side Nov 1988 (Lived there from 78 thru 79 prior to moving back in 88). 78-1979 was a Fun, Good, Relaxing Time to Live in O'Side- Low Crime Rate, Low  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 OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA
92057 92056 92058 92054
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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