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Rifle, CO vs Kenai, AK

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- Kenai spends 35.4% more per student than Rifle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Kenai than in Rifle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kenai had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rifle
 Rifle, COKenai, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,627$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,834  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5714573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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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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