2025 Compare Cities Education:
Prior Lake, MN vs Park Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Park Rapids spends 21.4% less per student than Prior Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Park Rapids than in Prior Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Rapids had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prior Lake
 Prior Lake, MNPark Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,288$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,550$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14134573
 Students per Counselor770  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 15 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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Reviews for Park Rapids    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

if your looking for a good work place that pays well were your most likly to get hired is in park rapids witch is one walmart all tough you will get a job if you know  More

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