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Fargo, ND vs Tracy, CA

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Highlights
- Tracy spends 16.0% less per student than Fargo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.9% higher in Tracy than in Fargo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tracy had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fargo
 Fargo, NDTracy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock234364573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Tracy    18 Reviews

Native born and raised in Tracy. I've seen it go from a small community of 12,000 to almost 100,000 in 50 years. The growth has not been for the better IMO. It has  More

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I was raised in Tracy and over the last 60+ years, it has gone from a small town of about 9,000 to almost 100,000. The changes have not all been good. It was a good  More

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I have been living here for 4 years and I can’t wait to move out of here. Tracy is a place very very very dusty.. it can be just one week and you have to wipe out  More

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