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

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- Murrieta spends 24.1% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.9% higher in Murrieta than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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