2025 Compare Cities Education:
Minnetonka, MN vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Ridgefield spends 1.0% less per student than Minnetonka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Ridgefield than in Minnetonka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minnetonka
 Minnetonka, MNRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Minnetonka    4 Reviews

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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Over 16 years ago

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

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Over 19 years ago

You can't beat Lake Minnetonka in the  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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