2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fayetteville, NC vs Clayton, MO

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- Clayton spends 38.0% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Clayton than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCClayton, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,953$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,927$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6324573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.7%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 Clayton    3 Reviews

St Louis summers are hot and humid...Fall and spring are not very friendly to people with allergies.. Winter is  More

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The weather in St Louis can be hot and humid in the summer. Cold in the  More

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St. Louis in general has an extremely affordable cost of living. Housing is under the nat'l average, as is gasoline. Food, restaurants and entertainment is all  More

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