2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairmont, WV vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 13.9% more per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Ruston than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont
 Fairmont, WVRuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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