2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montgomery, AL vs Fairhope, AL

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Highlights
- Fairhope spends 28.5% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Fairhope than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairhope had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALFairhope, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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