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Mendota Heights, MN vs Mount Pleasant, MI

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- Mount Pleasant spends 22.4% less per student than Mendota Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Mount Pleasant than in Mendota Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mendota Heights
 Mendota Heights, MNMount Pleasant, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,075$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7184573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mendota Heights    1 Reviews

Mendota Heights is a second ring suburb of Minnesota's capital of St. Paul, only 2 miles from the center of the city. Taxes are in the lowest 5 towns in the 9 county  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  More

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