2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sunnyvale, CA vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 4.9% more per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% lower in Minneapolis than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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