2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Allen, VA vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 32.7% more per student than Glen Allen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Fargo than in Glen Allen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Allen
 Glen Allen, VAFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Tyrel · 

Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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