2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fergus Falls, MN vs Wausau, WI

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Highlights
- Wausau spends 18.1% more per student than Fergus Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Wausau than in Fergus Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wausau had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fergus Falls
 Fergus Falls, MNWausau, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,353$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fergus Falls    4 Reviews

Will · 
Over 4 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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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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Over 14 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 Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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