2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 9.8% more per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Minneapolis than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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