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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dubuque, IA vs Oakdale, MN

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- Oakdale spends 9.5% more per student than Dubuque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.8% higher in Oakdale than in Dubuque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakdale had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dubuque
 Dubuque, IAOakdale, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9524573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews
Justin · Dubuque, IA
Nice place to live for the cost of living.
Over 3 years ago

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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S · Dubuque, IA
No opportunity
Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Jamie · Dubuque, IA
Great town to live in!
Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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Reviews for Oakdale    1 Reviews
JDawg · Brooklyn Park, MN
affordable
Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Oakdale and lived there until I was about 23 when I stayed at home to finish college. It's more of a blue collar area with lots of starter homes and  More

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