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Grand Forks, ND vs Bemidji, MN

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Highlights
- Bemidji spends 10.9% more per student than Grand Forks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Bemidji than in Grand Forks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Forks

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 Grand Forks, NDBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,440$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,451$15,097$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,635$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.0213.9616.23
 Students per Librarian2574984573
 Students per Counselor318910530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.7%12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%28.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
58201 58203 58202
ZIPS IN BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA
56601

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