2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gilroy, CA vs Eden Prairie, MN

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Highlights
- Eden Prairie spends 4.9% more per student than Gilroy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% lower in Eden Prairie than in Gilroy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eden Prairie had 15.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gilroy
 Gilroy, CAEden Prairie, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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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

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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

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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

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