2025 Compare Cities Education:
Apple Valley, MN vs Blaine, MN

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Highlights
- Blaine spends 4.1% more per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Blaine than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blaine had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, MNBlaine, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Apple Valley    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Being ex military, I have traveled to a lot of States. If I had my way, Id live in San Diego, but I can't afford it. My second choice would be Mn. There are lots of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Apple Valley is a somewhat boring place to live. Most of the houses look the same. They are painted the same to conform to rules. Mostly chain stores but I prefer  More

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Over 17 years ago

Quiet w lots of parks and low  More

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Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  More

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