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St. Paul, MN vs Alton, IL

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Highlights
- Alton spends 30.8% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Alton than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alton had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul

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 St. Paul, MNAlton, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,143$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480$12,569$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,276$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2815.2116.23
 Students per Librarian121258374573
 Students per Counselor4871054530
 Grade School Educ.7.4%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%19.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 7 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Alton    7 Reviews

My wife, daughter, and I moved here from Phoenix Metro March 2022 and have been very happy with our move. The people have been great, having four seasons is great, and  More

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Over 1 years ago

Not sure why such low reviews. I moved here from St. Louis. Crime in Alton is NOTHING compared to that. Maybe 1 or 2 homicides a year and those are generally people  More

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Over 9 years ago

Unfortunately, Alton has become a run down, poverty stricken area. Jobs are very limited and do not pay well. Unless you plan on commuting to St. Louis for work, you  More

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55106, 55117, 55104, 55119, 55105, 55116, 55102, 55130, 55108, 55107, 14 total
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