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Anderson, SC vs Eden Prairie, MN

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Highlights
- Eden Prairie spends 41.9% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Eden Prairie than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eden Prairie had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCEden Prairie, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  More

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