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Elk River, MN vs Coon Rapids, MN

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- Coon Rapids spends 28.0% more per student than Elk River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Coon Rapids than in Elk River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coon Rapids had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk River
 Elk River, MNCoon Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,784  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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Reviews for Coon Rapids    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I've lived in Alaska, Arizona and currently the twin cities. This place has the best health care of any place I've lived! Lots of physicians makes it easy to be seen.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis. It is a wonderful place to have a family, there is a lot to do, the schools are good and the four seasons give the  More

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Over 18 years ago

i live in Minnesota and to be honest i cant stand 12 inc snow storm last week the weather is unbelievable winter here sucks and winter is 8 to 9 month cant wait to move  More

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