2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, SD vs Elk River, MN

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- Elk River spends 26.6% more per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.2% higher in Elk River than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk River had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, SDElk River, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,243$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,077$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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