2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape Girardeau, MO vs Red Wing, MN

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- Red Wing spends 47.0% more per student than Cape Girardeau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Red Wing than in Cape Girardeau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Red Wing had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Girardeau
 Cape Girardeau, MORed Wing, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,977$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,448$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10654573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Reviews for Red Wing    6 Reviews

Red Wing is a small town located equidistant between the Twin Cities and Rochester and is situated on the Mississippi river. Much of the big city culture of Minneapolis  More

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Over 12 years ago

Red Wing is a pretty town along the river. It does have some things outsiders need to be aware of if you take the plunge. The town is OLD, as in the citizens. If  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a very nice town on the Missippi but too cold in winter---hot & humid in summer but a great spring & fall. If you like the changing seasons, it's ideal.  More

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