2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alameda, CA vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 8.5% more per student than Alameda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% lower in Minneapolis than in Alameda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alameda
 Alameda, CAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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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 4 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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