2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakeville, MN vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 6.5% less per student than Lakeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Palmer than in Lakeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeville
 Lakeville, MNPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeville    8 Reviews

We lived in Lakeville for 3 years (2015-18). My husband and I have traveled all over the country. We've lived in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and Minnesota.  More

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I’ve grown up in Lakeville for 20 years. I know this area better than the back of my hand. The schools are excellent, especially North HS. The housing is cheap and  More

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I have found Lakeville to have many amenities and its nice its so close to the Twin Cities. HOWEVER, unless have bunches of money in your pocket or are a local you will  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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