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South St. Paul, MN vs Bemidji, MN

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Highlights
- Bemidji spends 11.9% more per student than South St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Bemidji than in South St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South St. Paul
 South St. Paul, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4984573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for South St. Paul    1 Reviews

SMALL TOWN LIFE I was born in Miller Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota on Feb. 12th 1947. We were called the "BABY BOOMERS" as were growing up in the 1950's. My  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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