2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairbanks, AK vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 44.5% less per student than Fairbanks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Provo than in Fairbanks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairbanks
 Fairbanks, AKProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,938  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio27.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor328  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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