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Owatonna, MN vs Chaparral, NM

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Highlights
- Chaparral spends 11.4% less per student than Owatonna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Chaparral than in Owatonna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chaparral had 31.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Owatonna
 Owatonna, MNChaparral, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,698$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,903  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,050$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor706  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Owatonna    1 Reviews

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 Chaparral    2 Reviews

Most people don't know us. When people ask "where are you originally from," and I say Chaparral, NM, they are like, "where?" Other people I meet from NM are from Las  More

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From one Santa Fe transplant to a possible other, think long and hard about moving to Santa Fe. Sure, the scenery is beautiful, the weather is not too bad and there is  More

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