2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mankato, MN vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 3.5% less per student than Mankato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Starkville than in Mankato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mankato
 Mankato, MNStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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