2026 Compare Cities Education:
Elk River, MN vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 15.1% more per student than Elk River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Sacramento than in Elk River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk River
 Elk River, MNSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,784  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 19 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 20 years ago

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

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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