2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, CO vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 4.5% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% higher in Fresno than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 17.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, COFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    2 Reviews

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

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can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   More

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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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