2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Independence spends 26.2% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Independence than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNIndependence, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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