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West Fargo, ND vs Great Bend, KS

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Highlights
- Great Bend spends 13.7% less per student than West Fargo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Great Bend than in West Fargo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Bend had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Fargo
 West Fargo, NDGreat Bend, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,734$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,488$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4474573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for West Fargo    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

My opinion:West Fargo, ND has some good qualities. I think it is a nice place to raise your kids. The traffic is not bad at all. It has pretty much everything you need  More

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Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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