2025 Compare Cities Education:
Apple Valley, MN vs Blue Springs, MO

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Highlights
- Blue Springs spends 12.5% less per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Blue Springs than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blue Springs had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, MNBlue Springs, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Blue Springs    6 Reviews

I moved from Long Beach, CA to Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 years ago. I had lived in Long Beach for 10 years, and northern California the prior 18 years - I've never lived  More

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Blue Springs is a FABULOUS place to raise a family. Public Schools are unsurpassed and community involvement is great. The city itself is a "bedroom" community with a  More

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Blue Springs is a great place to raise a family. The schools are full of devoted, enthusiastic teachers and families that are involved in school and sporting  More

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