2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kodiak, AK vs Blaine, MN

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Highlights
- Blaine spends 29.0% less per student than Kodiak.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Blaine than in Kodiak. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blaine had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kodiak
 Kodiak, AKBlaine, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,184  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 Students per Counselor228  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kodiak    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born & raised on a tiny island several miles from the town of Kodiak, AK. When I returned (for 7 years), I raised my 3 kids there by myself. I had to work 3 jobs/7  More

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A word of warning to people researching places before taking a job or moving. The published cost of living estimates for Kodiak can drastically understate the true cost  More

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Kodiak has excellent access to outdoor recreation like hiking, fishing, hunting, berry-picking, mountain biking, four-wheeling, and kayaking. Also a golf course and a  More

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Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  More

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