2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, SD vs Monroe, MI

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 18.8% more per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Monroe than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, SDMonroe, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,425$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,144$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13384573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Monroe    8 Reviews

I've lived in Monroe my entire life. Since the Ford plant closed it's been on the skids. It's full of poor white trash looking to fight. Every business that's not a  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved from Toledo ( TOLEDO, IS A TERRIBLE PLACE TO LIVE!) Some people (that don't even live here)said it was high crime. I have not had this experience. What i  More

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Over 10 years ago

I purchased my home three and a half years ago. Since then my home and property have been vandalized five times. My home was broken into twice and property has been  More

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