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Fargo, ND vs Lufkin, TX

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Highlights
- Lufkin spends 31.2% less per student than Fargo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Lufkin than in Fargo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lufkin had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fargo
 Fargo, NDLufkin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,910$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5464573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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Reviews for Lufkin    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lufkin is a nice town with many ammenities for the size. It is a great area to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have a city that is a sleeper for quality of living. You can be any place in five minutes and we have all the major restuarants...We have a golf course that has been  More

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We live in Lufkin Tx. well just alittle out of lufkin in HUDSON. I love it here. Lots of new job opp. and the city of Lufkin is about 3miles away and is getting bigger  More

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