2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fresno, CA vs Dodge City, KS

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Highlights
- Dodge City spends 17.3% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Dodge City than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dodge City had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CADodge City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4774573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock72.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Dodge City    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We went to Dodge City on a job interview and liked the place until we got down to talking with the realtor. I don't know where they came up with the median housing cost,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Old Western town atmosphere Cons: 1. Very poor school  More

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