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Menomonie, WI vs Oakdale, MN

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- Oakdale spends 24.1% more per student than Menomonie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.7% higher in Oakdale than in Menomonie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakdale had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menomonie
 Menomonie, WIOakdale, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,064  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9524573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Menomonie    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Menomonie is a college town so you can rent housing cheap, however the quality of housing is sometimes  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have three great universities and two wonderful technical colleges within a 70 mile  More

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Over 19 years ago

good for gun and bow deer  More

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Reviews for Oakdale    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Oakdale and lived there until I was about 23 when I stayed at home to finish college. It's more of a blue collar area with lots of starter homes and  More

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