2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yankton, SD vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 74.0% more per student than Yankton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Fargo than in Yankton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yankton
 Yankton, SDFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  More

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Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Tyrel · 

Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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