2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minneapolis, MN vs Salisbury, NC

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Highlights
- Salisbury spends 45.4% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Salisbury than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salisbury had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNSalisbury, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,244$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12004573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%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 Salisbury    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

So we went to check out the area today as we consider buying nearby. I read all this crime stuff etc. I rolled through my potential hood and talked to a variety of  More

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A big thank you to Leanne for her candid, well written review. She saved us a lot of time and money. Salisbury is off our bucket list. Wonderful old houses, though. We  More

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The apparently bucolic town of Salisbury is set in a beautiful southern climate with lots of beautiful historic homes and huge old-growth oaks. Those charming  More

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