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Madras, OR vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 8.2% more per student than Madras.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Fargo than in Madras. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madras
 Madras, ORFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,638  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Madras    2 Reviews

I am taking some college classes for business management and one of my assingments was to find out about the ecomony,legal and social issues surrounding opening a new  More

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While I do not live in Madras, Oregon it would be the one place that I would preferr to live. I visited my brother, who lives there, about two years ago. I expected to  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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