2025 Compare Cities Education:
Solana Beach, CA vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 18.0% more per student than Solana Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Minneapolis than in Solana Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Solana Beach
 Solana Beach, CAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 20 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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