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Littleton, CO vs Prior Lake, MN

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- Prior Lake spends 11.0% more per student than Littleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Prior Lake than in Littleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prior Lake had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Littleton
 Littleton, COPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,322$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8334573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Littleton    20 Reviews

I grew up here in the 1970s and 80s, when it was indisputably the best suburb of Denver. The city was close, but horseback riding and hunting were even closer, and of  More

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I've lived in Littleton for 30 years. The city council idiots are bringing in street people/voters. Littleton WAS the south metro posh Cherry Creek area. No more. The  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lived here for 14 yrs and it totally sucks. Overcrowded, traffic is awful, rude and unfriendly people and prices are getting worse. I'm outta here  More

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Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 13 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 15 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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