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Urbandale, IA vs Minnetonka, MN

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- Minnetonka spends 35.0% more per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Minnetonka than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minnetonka had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAMinnetonka, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews
Michelle · Urbandale, IA
Urbandale is a great place to live!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Minnetonka    4 Reviews
Ward · Minnetonka, MN
City - Country living
Over 14 years ago

Moving from Southern California to Minnetonka, MN the thing we noticed most was the country living envirnoment even though you are living within the city. There are no  More

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Edith · Stockton, CA
Cost of living
Over 16 years ago

Minnetonka, MN was a quiet and nice place to raise a  More

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April · Hopkins, MN
Great Lake
Over 19 years ago

You can't beat Lake Minnetonka in the  More

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