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Anoka, MN vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 10.8% less per student than Anoka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Grand Junction than in Anoka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anoka
 Anoka, MNGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%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.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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