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Parker, CO vs Kenai, AK

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Highlights
- Kenai spends 46.7% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Kenai than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kenai had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker

Education
 Parker, COKenai, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,699$18,627$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748$18,193$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,132$10,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6215.616.23
 Students per Librarian9145714573
 Students per Counselor279432530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.0%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%34.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%19.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.1%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 9 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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ZIPS IN PARKER, COLORADO
80134 80138
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99611

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