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Grand Rapids, MN vs Thief River Falls, MN

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- Thief River Falls spends 45.5% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Thief River Falls than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thief River Falls had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNThief River Falls, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,097$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8454573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Thief River Falls    2 Reviews

I grew up here and came back for 10 years as an adult. There are jobs to be had with decent wages, but few large employers. This works out fine if you like what you're  More

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Thief River is a nice town, relatively untouched by the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the country. You can still find a pretty nice home here for around $100K  More

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