2026 Compare Cities Education:
Blaine, MN vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Grand Forks spends 3.0% less per student than Blaine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% lower in Grand Forks than in Blaine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blaine
 Blaine, MNGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 13 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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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