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Spirit Lake, IA vs St. Peter, MN

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- St. Peter spends 19.0% less per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.8% higher in St. Peter than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Peter had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IASt. Peter, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9724573
 Students per Counselor434  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews
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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David · St. Peter, MN
Great Location
Over 14 years ago

Saint Peter is a wonderful small community with a large city 12 miles away for shopping and the Twin Cities metro area 50 miles away. Rural yet can be at a major league  More

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