2025 Compare Cities Education:
Detroit Lakes, MN vs Carroll, IA

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Highlights
- Carroll spends 33.0% less per student than Detroit Lakes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Carroll than in Detroit Lakes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carroll had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit Lakes
 Detroit Lakes, MNCarroll, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,147$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,259  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,744$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7014573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Detroit Lakes    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Detroit lakes in a nice quiet  More

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Reviews for Carroll    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

texas is very hot and for me iowa weather was easier to live plus your health was much better their but college station has the best behavied college students of any  More

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