2025 Compare Cities Education:
Caribou, ME vs Fort Payne, AL

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Highlights
- Fort Payne spends 43.9% less per student than Caribou.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.6% higher in Fort Payne than in Caribou. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Payne had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Caribou
 Caribou, MEFort Payne, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,759$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5914573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Caribou    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Don't believe the exaggerations about cold. April signals end of snow. First snowfall comes in November. May through September are very nice, unless you like HOT  More

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Over 19 years ago

You have 4 seasons to  More

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Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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