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Bemidji, MN vs Gillette, WY

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- Gillette spends 4.0% less per student than Bemidji.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Gillette than in Bemidji. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gillette had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bemidji
 Bemidji, MNGillette, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2354573
 Students per Counselor910  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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Reviews for Gillette    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 4 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  More

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