2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sonora, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks spends 26.1% more per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.3% higher in Fairbanks than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairbanks had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  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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