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2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Fargo, ND vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester spends 13.9% less per student than West Fargo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.8% higher in Rochester than in West Fargo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Fargo
 West Fargo, NDRochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9264573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
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Reviews for West Fargo    1 Reviews
Kassandra · West Fargo, ND
It's okay.
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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Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 4 years ago

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 5 years ago

Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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