2026 Compare Cities Education:
Wasilla, AK vs Palestine, TX

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- Palestine spends 17.7% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% lower in Palestine than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palestine had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKPalestine, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16874573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 16 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 17 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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