2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blaine, MN vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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- Buffalo Grove spends 44.1% more per student than Blaine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Buffalo Grove than in Blaine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo Grove had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blaine
 Blaine, MNBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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