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Wasilla, AK vs Long Beach, WA

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- Long Beach spends 35.9% more per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Long Beach than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKLong Beach, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,604$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock43854573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews
Braulio · Knik-Fairview, AK
Breathtaking Scenery with a hint of civilization!
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Toni · Knik-Fairview, AK
Why Wasilla is not for me
Over 4 years ago

Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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Dick · Wasilla, AK
school costs are misleading
Over 13 years ago

The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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Al · Ocean Park, WA
Best Place to live in the entire West
Over 11 years ago

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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