2026 Compare Cities Education:
Minnetonka, MN vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 20.7% more per student than Minnetonka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Pittsburgh than in Minnetonka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minnetonka
 Minnetonka, MNPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Minnetonka    4 Reviews

Over 15 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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Over 17 years ago

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

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Over 20 years ago

You can't beat Lake Minnetonka in the  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 3 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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