2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elk River, MN vs Racine, WI

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Highlights
- Racine spends 35.5% more per student than Elk River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% lower in Racine than in Elk River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Racine had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk River
 Elk River, MNRacine, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,784  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,189$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6434573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Racine    9 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sad to see how far it has fallen over the last three decades or so. Still very depressed  More

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This city is a complete mess. I have lived all over the US for work and this place is a little Detroit after the great depression post 2008. Work is non-existent and  More

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Over 12 years ago

No jobs, no recreation. Poor education. High crime.  More

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