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St. Paul, MN vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 42.6% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Gainesville than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul

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 St. Paul, MNGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,143$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,276$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2818.1916.23
 Students per Librarian12124044573
 Students per Counselor487501530
 Grade School Educ.7.4%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%5.3%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 Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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ZIPS IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
55106, 55117, 55104, 55119, 55105, 55116, 55102, 55130, 55108, 55107, 14 total
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total

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