2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 34.4% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Fargo than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Tyrel · 

Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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