2025 Compare Cities Education:
Prior Lake, MN vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 9.8% less per student than Prior Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% higher in Sacramento than in Prior Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prior Lake
 Prior Lake, MNSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor770  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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