2024 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Grand Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 33.8% more per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Grand Rapids than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNGrand Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,300$25,830$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406$13,579$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,461$8,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0714.8116.23
 Students per Librarian75313164573
 Students per Counselor533491530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%29.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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