2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Laramie spends 13.6% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Laramie than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNLaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%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 Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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