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Minneapolis, MN vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 4.7% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in San Jose than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis

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 Minneapolis, MNSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,300$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,461$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0721.5916.23
 Students per Librarian75365284573
 Students per Counselor533646530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%2.8%1.5%

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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 3 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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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ZIPS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
55407, 55406, 55414, 55408, 55411, 55418, 55404, 55419, 55417, 55412, 21 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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