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Omaha, NE vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 12.6% more per student than Omaha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Grand Forks than in Omaha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Omaha

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 Omaha, NEGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,596$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,673$13,451$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,312$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1212.0216.23
 Students per Librarian4152574573
 Students per Counselor372318530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%3.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Omaha    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Born and raised in Omaha, moved to the Pacific Northwest for 50 years, and now back in Omaha. Feels safe, secure, good health care, lots of activities. Compared to  More

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Over 1 years ago

Many of the reviews say Omaha is good for family life - it is, but it also offers the best of quality urban living. I've lived here for 20 years, after living in  More

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Pros: Not much happens, no news is good news. No major tornadoes for decades!! Education can be good in areas. Career opportunities for those who take risks and  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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ZIPS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
68104, 68107, 68116, 68134, 68164, 68135, 68137, 68144, 68105, 68154, 28 total
ZIPS IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
58201 58203 58202

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