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Minot, ND vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 20.2% more per student than Minot.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.7% higher in Sunnyvale than in Minot. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Minot
 Minot, NDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,470  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Minot    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved here five years ago and within the first two weeks I had an 80 so'me year old lady give me the stink eye for holding door open for her and an 80 some year old  More

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Over 7 years ago

Been living here for 20 + yrs... Pros - Safe, decent schools, commute, low unemployment & nice summers. Cons - Cost of living, taxes (highest in the state),  More

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Over 7 years ago

An amazing place to raise children of all races, very safe and plenty to do. The only downside is the weather in the winter but I tell you the summers make up for  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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