2025 Compare Cities Education:
Willmar, MN vs Buffalo, MN

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Highlights
- Buffalo spends 11.0% less per student than Willmar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Buffalo than in Willmar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Willmar
 Willmar, MNBuffalo, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,732  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8144573
 Students per Counselor758  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Buffalo    1 Reviews

I pay only $525 + elec. for a 1 BR downtown, above one of the downtown stores. Old and certainly not fancy, but convenient and somewhat charming. Most of the places  More

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