2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 0.4% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Fairbanks than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

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 14 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 15 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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