2024 Compare Cities Education:
St. Simons, GA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 25.8% more per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Anchorage than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons
 St. Simons, GAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,217$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,409$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7217.4416.23
 Students per Librarian4844994573
 Students per Counselor452413530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.4%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 18 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 18 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and 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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