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Fayetteville, NC vs Arvada, CO

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- Arvada spends 31.6% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Arvada than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arvada had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCArvada, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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