2025 Compare Cities Education:
Asheville, NC vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 40.8% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Fargo than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  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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