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Eden Prairie, MN vs Grand Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 33.8% more per student than Eden Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Grand Rapids than in Eden Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eden Prairie
 Eden Prairie, MNGrand Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,830$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13164573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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