2025 Compare Cities Education:
North Bend, WA vs Elk River, MN

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Highlights
- Elk River spends 34.0% less per student than North Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Elk River than in North Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk River had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Bend
 North Bend, WAElk River, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,243$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,077$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Bend    9 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve been living in North Bend for almost 3 years and adore this place. Great place for outdoor recreation and an inspiring place for creatives. Home to numerous filming  More

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Tech democrats packed into million dollar cheaply built homes like so many sardines. Homes not affordable to locals, just transplants. The young adults live with their  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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