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Minnetonka, MN vs Houston, TX

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- Houston spends 33.5% less per student than Minnetonka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Houston than in Minnetonka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 18.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minnetonka
 Minnetonka, MNHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Minnetonka    4 Reviews
Ward · Minnetonka, MN
City - Country living
Over 14 years ago

Moving from Southern California to Minnetonka, MN the thing we noticed most was the country living envirnoment even though you are living within the city. There are no  More

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Edith · Stockton, CA
Cost of living
Over 16 years ago

Minnetonka, MN was a quiet and nice place to raise a  More

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April · Hopkins, MN
Great Lake
Over 19 years ago

You can't beat Lake Minnetonka in the  More

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Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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