2025 Compare Cities Education:
Itasca, IL vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 12.3% less per student than Itasca.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Minneapolis than in Itasca. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Itasca
 Itasca, ILMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Itasca    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Summer is hot and very humid - great for dry skin. Winter gets extremely cold, moderate snow, very few blizzards, mostly just bitter cold. Spring and Fall are short,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Very low crime rate and active police patrols. Quiet  More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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