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Owatonna, MN vs Austin, MN

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- Austin spends 28.0% more per student than Owatonna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Austin than in Owatonna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Owatonna
 Owatonna, MNAustin, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,342$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,903  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock34334573
 Students per Counselor706  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Owatonna    1 Reviews
Katie · Owatonna, MN
SMALL TOWN WITH (OR WITHIN AN HOUR TO) EVERYTHING
Over 19 years ago

OWATONNA, WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 30,000, SITS RIGHT ON US INTERSTATE 35... ONLY 45 MINUTES TO MAYO CLINIC, 45 MINUTES TO MSP/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT!   More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews
Jerry · Austin, MN
Think twice
Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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devonte · Minneapolis, MN
be careful
Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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