Not sure where you get your info. Schools in Anchorage and Eagle River, (just north of town) are very good. Yes housing can be expensive, but there are many reasonable areas also. Not dark half of the year, take a look at a sunrise/sunset table and compare it to any city in the midwest. I think you will find that the dark is really only late Nov to Early Feb. Yes winters are longer, but often colder in St Paul, MN.
We lived there for 3 years and liked it. The one good point you did make is that it is far from friends and family.
Not sure why you even mad your post other than to complain about something you would never do. Why did you even waste the bandwidth?