2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elk River, MN vs Eden Prairie, MN

Change Cities
Highlights
- Eden Prairie spends 45.7% more per student than Elk River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% lower in Eden Prairie than in Elk River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eden Prairie had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk River
 Elk River, MNEden Prairie, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,784  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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

   |    Reply

Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Elk River

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Eden Prairie


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.