| Index | South Addition | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Average Test Scores | 48% | 38% | 31% |
| 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 | South Addition | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.0% | 89.5% | 88.0% |
| Completed high school | 95.6% | 88.8% | 87.2% |
| Completed some college | 85.0% | 69.3% | 64.6% |
| Completed associate degree | 64.5% | 42.8% | 37.1% |
| Completed bachelors | 58.5% | 34.3% | 28.8% |
| Completed masters | 25.7% | 12.6% | 10.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 12.5% | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | 38% | 22% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cincinnati, OH | 298,011 | 56% | 15% |
| Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 29% | 41% |
| St. Paul, MN | 297,160 | 38% | 23% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 48% | 2% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 49% | 0% |
| Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | 38% | 22% |
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