2024 Compare Cities Education:
Belcourt, ND vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 10.1% less per student than Belcourt.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 140.2% higher in Fairbanks than in Belcourt. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belcourt
 Belcourt, NDFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,711$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,354$16,938$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,188$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4927.616.23
 Students per Librarian4109254573
 Students per Counselor227328530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.7%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.8%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.17.5%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%27.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.2%1.5%
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I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 13 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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