2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairmont, WV vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Gulf Shores spends 1.0% more per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Gulf Shores than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont
 Fairmont, WVGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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