| Index | Downtown | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 19:1 | 18:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 85 | 285 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 20 | 55 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 4 | 11 |
| Index | Downtown | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.2% | 89.5% | 88.0% |
| Completed high school | 79.4% | 88.8% | 87.2% |
| Completed some college | 60.6% | 69.3% | 64.6% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.4% | 42.8% | 37.1% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.0% | 34.3% | 28.8% |
| Completed masters | 9.9% | 12.6% | 10.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.3% | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cincinnati, OH | 298,011 | 55% | 13.6% |
| St. Paul, MN | 297,160 | 38% | 20.9% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 53% | 10.5% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 49% | 2.8% |
| St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 24% | 49.7% |
| Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | n/a |
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