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Fairbanks, AK vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 27.4% less per student than Fairbanks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.7% lower in Missoula than in Fairbanks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairbanks

Education
 Fairbanks, AKMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,717$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,938$11,200$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,407$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio27.614.1716.23
 Students per Librarian9254694573
 Students per Counselor328296530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%20.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%50.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

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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Over 13 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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Over 14 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 Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
99701 99703
ZIPS IN MISSOULA, MONTANA
59801 59808 59802 59803

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