2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wasilla, AK vs Sterling, CO

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Highlights
- Sterling spends 22.6% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Sterling than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sterling had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKSterling, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,387$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3584573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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