2024 Compare Cities Education:
Wasilla, AK vs Valdez, AK

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Highlights
- Valdez spends 57.0% more per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% lower in Valdez than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valdez had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKValdez, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,230$23,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494$20,943$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,979$11,195$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.4412.516.23
 Students per Librarian81204573
 Students per Counselor4481029530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%33.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%32.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.4%14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%0.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.1%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 Valdez    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Dont move here unless you work for Alyeska. Everything is so expensive, and the closest wal-mart is 6 hours by car. There is tons of stuff to do if you love winter. But  More

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