2025 Compare Cities Education:
Aspen, CO vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 23.5% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% higher in Minneapolis than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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