2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hermiston, OR vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 29.1% more per student than Hermiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.9% higher in Fairbanks than in Hermiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 32.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hermiston
 Hermiston, ORFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,032  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hermiston    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

If you are looking at Hermiston for a place to live...keep on trucking because it sure isn't any shangri-la.Bad air,lots of pollen,too many illegals,too much  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is the average house cost in Hermiston and what is the weather?  More

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Over 16 years ago

Your data says Hermiston has 130 physicians per capita while the U.S. average is 170. Don't you mean 130 people per  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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