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Fergus Falls, MN vs Detroit Lakes, MN

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- Detroit Lakes spends 44.0% more per student than Fergus Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Detroit Lakes than in Fergus Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit Lakes had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fergus Falls
 Fergus Falls, MNDetroit Lakes, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,629$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,788$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7504573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Fergus Falls    4 Reviews
Will · 
Lovely Place
Over 5 years ago

Fergus falls is a beautiful, beautiful area and has some of the kindest folk you'll ever meet. It is very relaxed as well, which can be a blessing and a curse depending  More

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Kari · Fergus Falls, MN
Check out the water quality before deciding
Over 6 years ago

We moved to Fergus Falls August 2019. The community is your average community. Nice folks, good neighborhoods. But. The water quality is sub-par. And the city fails to  More

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Aaron · Fergus Falls, MN
Discordianism:
Over 15 years ago

It is really no big deal, however, I am just going to throw this out there: I am Lord PopSKULL of The Trans-Discordian Sect of TOOtwo BonK. We Worship/Constantly  More

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Reviews for Detroit Lakes    1 Reviews
daniel · Detroit Lakes, MN
Nice old world town
Over 20 years ago

Detroit lakes in a nice quiet  More

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