2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Cloud, MN vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Austin spends 15.4% more per student than St. Cloud.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Austin than in St. Cloud. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Cloud
 St. Cloud, MNAustin, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,342$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock34334573
 Students per Counselor478  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

The scenery and the water is amazing here affordable living for retired people  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here previously, have friends that still do. i don't know why anyone stays. It is the armpit of the state. Smaller town, so everyone knows everyone and is in your  More

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Over 8 years ago

A Stabbing happened at a local mall. I would not recommend the school district either. I heard about bullying in the schools too. I would not recommend living in the  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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