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Fairbanks, AK vs Muskogee, OK

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- Muskogee spends 40.1% less per student than Fairbanks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.5% lower in Muskogee than in Fairbanks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muskogee had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairbanks
 Fairbanks, AKMuskogee, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,611$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,938  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,322$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio27.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5634573
 Students per Counselor328  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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 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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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 Muskogee    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The worse thing about living in Muskogee, OK is that only approximately 10%, or less, of the jobs here pay over minimum wage. There are a lot of vacancies for minimum  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Muskogee for over 35 years. All of my family lives in Oregon. Ore. & Okla. are as different as night and day! People are very friendly here, and we want to  More

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Over 13 years ago

Living in Muskogee, you will see many cops at roadblocks,and pulling people over, to help get the funding they need to hire more cops,and you will have access to lakes  More

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