2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookfield, WI vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 15.4% more per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Fargo than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, WIFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  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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