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Katy, TX vs Prior Lake, MN

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Highlights
- Prior Lake spends 31.8% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Prior Lake than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prior Lake had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy

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 Katy, TXPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$16,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$11,057$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$7,322$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8218.2216.23
 Students per Librarian14708334573
 Students per Counselor473770530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.8%97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%50.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.6%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 14 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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