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Owatonna, MN vs Waite Park, MN

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- Waite Park spends 10.9% more per student than Owatonna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Waite Park than in Owatonna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waite Park had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Owatonna
 Owatonna, MNWaite Park, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,893$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,903  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,680$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7404573
 Students per Counselor706  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Waite Park    1 Reviews
Danielle · Waite Park, MN
On the bus line
Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Waite Park for one year. The one thing that I found really nice was when I didn't have a car for a few months it was still really easy for me to get to  More

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