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Thief River Falls, MN vs Bemidji, MN

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- Bemidji spends 29.6% more per student than Thief River Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Bemidji than in Thief River Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thief River Falls
 Thief River Falls, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4984573
 Students per Counselor2142  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Thief River Falls    2 Reviews

I grew up here and came back for 10 years as an adult. There are jobs to be had with decent wages, but few large employers. This works out fine if you like what you're  More

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Thief River is a nice town, relatively untouched by the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the country. You can still find a pretty nice home here for around $100K  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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