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Ontario, OR vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 7.2% more per student than Ontario.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.5% higher in Fairbanks than in Ontario. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 19.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ontario
 Ontario, ORFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,446  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ontario    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Dirty officers. You tell them where to look for drugs but because they know the family they don't bother doing anything about it. Don't trust the  More

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Ontario Oregon is full of illegal immigrants who refuse to learn English and leach off the welfare system the police and ice refuse to deport these criminals Meth use  More

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Over 11 years ago

In reply to "Crime in Ontario," It's too bad that when a Hispanic culture moves in to a nice little town, your crime rate goes up and property values go down. And  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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