2025 Compare Cities Education:
Algona, IA vs Fairmont, MN

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Highlights
- Fairmont spends 5.9% more per student than Algona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Fairmont than in Algona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairmont had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Algona
 Algona, IAFairmont, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,191$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,766$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4864573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Fairmont    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Fairmont has good schools. Its K-12 public school system offers a comprehensive curriculum, wide-ranging extra-curricular opportunities, and up-to-date facilities.  More

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