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Grand Forks, ND vs Parachute, CO

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- Parachute spends 16.3% less per student than Grand Forks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in Parachute than in Grand Forks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parachute had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDParachute, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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Reviews for Parachute    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The water rating is wrong. This water is not drinkable. I will not give it to my dog. I hate to think what it's doing to my skin and  More

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In my opinion, the Parachute area is not that great. There is nothing to do anywhere near here. I moved out here thinking I could just drive to Denver now and then to  More

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