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Grand Rapids, MN vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 59.5% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Watertown than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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