2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anoka, MN vs Payson, AZ

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Highlights
- Payson spends 24.0% less per student than Anoka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Payson than in Anoka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anoka
 Anoka, MNPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 6 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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