2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orono, MN vs Elk River, MN

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Highlights
- Elk River spends 31.4% less per student than Orono.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.9% higher in Elk River than in Orono. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk River had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orono
 Orono, MNElk River, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,243$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,077$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Orono    1 Reviews

Orono is a nice place to live, especially for families with children. First, the schools (k-12) are really good. It is hard for your child to get lost in the shuffle  More

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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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