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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfax, VA vs Brooklyn Center, MN

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Highlights
- Brooklyn Center spends 9.8% more per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Brooklyn Center than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn Center had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax
 Fairfax, VABrooklyn Center, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 16.0716.23
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 11 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn Center    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Very low income area with higher crime. Watched a fight break out in the Walmart there standing in line. Typical stupid Walmart people BS. Bad schools. The city motto is  More

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23Sep09 - Brooklyn Center, MN is a NW suburb of Minneapolis. Cold winters (of course). Aug can be very hot and humid. Weather last few years has been seasonably  More

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