2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anoka, MN vs Garland, TX

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Highlights
- Garland spends 22.3% less per student than Anoka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Garland than in Anoka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garland had 17.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anoka
 Anoka, MNGarland, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Anoka    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Great Place for all the town is aging as far as people go and the economy is also catering to that fact and Anoka is becoming one of the best places in Minnesota for  More

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Reviews for Garland    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Garland PD has evolved into a very professional force.When I moved here in the mid 80s, it was ' cowboy cops'. As a volunteer I have worked with the PD and seen a  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Garland in 1985 coming from 10 years in other countries, NY,CT,HI,OR. I saw potential and must commend out police , fire water and sanitation depts. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

Too  More

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