2024 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 17.5% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Bend than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,300$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,461$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0718.816.23
 Students per Librarian7536024573
 Students per Counselor533268530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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