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Fargo, ND vs Waverly, IA

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Highlights
- Waverly spends 22.3% less per student than Fargo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Waverly than in Fargo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waverly had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fargo
 Fargo, NDWaverly, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,262$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Waverly    3 Reviews

The city is very clean and safe. Nice, well kept parks and recreation areas. Bike trails wind throughout town and excellent public recreation center. Because of the  More

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Waverly is a quite nice town, it has a nice amount of gas stations with reasonable prices and has 4 big name grocery stores. TBH it has one of everything. It has all  More

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... it's Mayberry RFD  More

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