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Willmar, MN vs Emporia, KS

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Highlights
- Emporia spends 16.0% more per student than Willmar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Emporia than in Willmar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Emporia had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Willmar
 Willmar, MNEmporia, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,036$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,732  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,150$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5514573
 Students per Counselor758  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Willmar    1 Reviews

Over 11 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 Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 18 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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