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Mendota Heights, MN vs Parkland, FL

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- Parkland spends 28.0% less per student than Mendota Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Parkland than in Mendota Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkland had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mendota Heights
 Mendota Heights, MNParkland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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