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Eau Claire, WI vs Thief River Falls, MN

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- Thief River Falls spends 0.3% less per student than Eau Claire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Thief River Falls than in Eau Claire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thief River Falls had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eau Claire
 Eau Claire, WIThief River Falls, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,854  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,097$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8454573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  More

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Reviews for Thief River Falls    2 Reviews

I grew up here and came back for 10 years as an adult. There are jobs to be had with decent wages, but few large employers. This works out fine if you like what you're  More

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Thief River is a nice town, relatively untouched by the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the country. You can still find a pretty nice home here for around $100K  More

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