2024 Compare Cities Education:
Chaska, MN vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Fort Dodge spends 1.3% more per student than Chaska.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Fort Dodge than in Chaska. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chaska
 Chaska, MNFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,472$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,873$12,096$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,704$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.9614.8316.23
 Students per Librarian78614274573
 Students per Counselor460345530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.6%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Chaska    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Chaska was rated the 8th best city in the united states... That is far from true, chaska is a very sinful town.. there is tons of drugs, bad driving, just to name a  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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