2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Paul, MN vs Encinitas, CA

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Highlights
- Encinitas spends 18.8% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Encinitas than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Encinitas had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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