2025 Compare Cities Education:
Friendswood, TX vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 45.1% more per student than Friendswood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Minneapolis than in Friendswood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friendswood
 Friendswood, TXMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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