2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MN vs Eden Prairie, MN

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Highlights
- Eden Prairie spends 25.3% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Eden Prairie than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eden Prairie had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNEden Prairie, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   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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