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Wasilla, AK vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 29.0% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Richmond than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla

Education
 Wasilla, AKRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,230$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494$9,886$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,979$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.4415.3116.23
 Students per Librarian8126064573
 Students per Counselor448527530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.4%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.1%1.5%

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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 Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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