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

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 13.5% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% higher in Lancaster than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNLancaster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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