2025 Compare Cities Education:
Prior Lake, MN vs Tulsa, OK

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Highlights
- Tulsa spends 35.0% less per student than Prior Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Tulsa than in Prior Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tulsa had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prior Lake
 Prior Lake, MNTulsa, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,073$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6584573
 Students per Counselor770  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Tulsa    97 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have moved from Tulsa in 2002 and miss it so much! Tulsa area was where I was born and raised, I moved to Indiana for marriage. I actually want so badly to move back  More

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I have lived in Tulsa, OK since 2004 meanwhile raising a family and having career modifications, etc. Additionally, I have lived in Florida, Texas, and Nebraska; I have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Nice enough but not welcoming to "outsiders". Tulsa has the slowness of the south but without the hospitality. Honestly there is no reason to make this a permanent  More

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