2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wasilla, AK vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 23.7% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Wake Forest than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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