2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carson City, NV vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 85.1% more per student than Carson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.9% lower in Fargo than in Carson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson City
 Carson City, NVFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor877  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  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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