2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fairbanks, AK vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City spends 29.1% less per student than Fairbanks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% lower in Traverse City than in Fairbanks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairbanks
 Fairbanks, AKTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,717$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,938$10,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,407$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio27.617.7316.23
 Students per Librarian92531564573
 Students per Counselor328566530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%21.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%48.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.6%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 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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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