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Willmar, MN vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Austin spends 18.0% more per student than Willmar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Austin than in Willmar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Willmar
 Willmar, MNAustin, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,342$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,732  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock34334573
 Students per Counselor758  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Willmar    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The citizens of Willmar are very racist. Their racism is not overt usually, but underneath the Minnesota Nice, racism is practiced by the city council and chamber, the  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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