2025 Compare Cities Education:
Longmont, CO vs Grand Rapids, MN

Change Cities
Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 59.9% more per student than Longmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Grand Rapids than in Longmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Longmont
 Longmont, COGrand Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,830$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13164573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

   |    Reply

Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Longmont

Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

   |    Reply

Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Grand Rapids


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.