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Balsam Lake, WI vs Brooklyn Center, MN

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- Brooklyn Center spends 18.5% more per student than Balsam Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Brooklyn Center than in Balsam Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn Center had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Balsam Lake
 Balsam Lake, WIBrooklyn Center, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,773  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Brooklyn Center    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Very low income area with higher crime. Watched a fight break out in the Walmart there standing in line. Typical stupid Walmart people BS. Bad schools. The city motto is  More

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23Sep09 - Brooklyn Center, MN is a NW suburb of Minneapolis. Cold winters (of course). Aug can be very hot and humid. Weather last few years has been seasonably  More

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