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

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 4.0% more per student than Minnetonka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Seattle than in Minnetonka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minnetonka
 Minnetonka, MNSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%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.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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