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Moorhead, MN vs Thief River Falls, MN

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- Thief River Falls spends 7.2% less per student than Moorhead.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Thief River Falls than in Moorhead. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thief River Falls had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moorhead
 Moorhead, MNThief River Falls, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,633  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,097$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8454573
 Students per Counselor479  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Moorhead    1 Reviews

The place has broken sidewalks all over that are unsafe to walk on. The roads are terrible and the people in power are clueless. Crime in government is usually when  More

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Reviews for Thief River Falls    2 Reviews

I grew up here and came back for 10 years as an adult. There are jobs to be had with decent wages, but few large employers. This works out fine if you like what you're  More

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Thief River is a nice town, relatively untouched by the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the country. You can still find a pretty nice home here for around $100K  More

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