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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairbanks, AK vs Fairplay, CO

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- Fairplay spends 25.9% less per student than Fairbanks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% lower in Fairplay than in Fairbanks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairplay had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairbanks
 Fairbanks, AKFairplay, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,121$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,938  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,406$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio27.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13394573
 Students per Counselor328  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews
Martin · North Pole, AK
Comfortable, But Winters Are Getting Harder
Over 10 years ago

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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CJ · Ogden, UT
Interested in Fairbanks
Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Sandy · Fairbanks, AK
Think Twice!
Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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Reviews for Fairplay    1 Reviews
Jeff · Park Ridge, IL
What it takes
Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am writing to find out how the cost of Living is in FairPlay.Co. I am looking to move from the city. I don't mind the winter and am a survivor. I have  More

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