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Spirit Lake, IA vs Park Rapids, MN

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- Park Rapids spends 28.7% less per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Park Rapids than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Rapids had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IAPark Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,288$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,550$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14134573
 Students per Counselor434  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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Marie · Spirit Lake, IA
Spirit Lake
Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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payne  · Akeley, MN
work ethic
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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