2025 Compare Cities Education:
Austin, MN vs Fairfield, CA

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Highlights
- Fairfield spends 23.8% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Fairfield than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfield had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, MNFairfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,245  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor868  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

good  More

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