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Parkston, SD vs Mankato, MN

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- Mankato spends 3.3% more per student than Parkston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% higher in Mankato than in Parkston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mankato had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkston
 Parkston, SDMankato, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,198$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,260  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,208$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Parkston    1 Reviews
Christine · Parkston, SD
Don’t move here
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived her for 5 months and hate it. People here are nice, but give off the feeling of being fake nice and two faced. (Don’t get me wrong I’ve met some genuinely  More

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Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews
Gen · Mankato, MN
99 bottles of beer on the wall
Over 11 years ago

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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Wildchild · Mankato, MN
Mankato does have some culture
Over 12 years ago

It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Nay · Mankato, MN
Kato
Over 13 years ago

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