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Oakdale, MN vs Circle Pines, MN

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Highlights
- Circle Pines spends 10.0% more per student than Oakdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in Circle Pines than in Oakdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Circle Pines had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakdale
 Oakdale, MNCircle Pines, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,957  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 Students per Counselor702  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oakdale    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I grew up in Oakdale and lived there until I was about 23 when I stayed at home to finish college. It's more of a blue collar area with lots of starter homes and  More

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Reviews for Circle Pines    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I absolutely love the climate here in Circle Pines, MN. I like having all 4 seasons. I grew up here, left to live in Washington State for a while and wanted to move  More

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