2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 0.4% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Lancaster than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%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.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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