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Edina, MN vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 45.8% less per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Watertown than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  More

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Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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