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Surfside Beach, TX vs Fairfield, CT

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Highlights
- Fairfield spends 54.0% more per student than Surfside Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Fairfield than in Surfside Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfield had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surfside Beach
 Surfside Beach, TXFairfield, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Fairfield    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very expensive town to live in but good restaurants, schools, beaches and access to  More

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