2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Glendale, AZ

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Highlights
- Glendale spends 45.3% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Glendale than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glendale had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNGlendale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 4 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 Glendale    21 Reviews

The downtown scenery is beautiful and filled with culture. Glendale has everything you need all around the neighborhoods and wonderful parks with elegant malls and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Summers are too  More

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