2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fargo, ND vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 38.8% less per student than Fargo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% higher in Watertown than in Fargo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fargo
 Fargo, NDWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%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 Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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