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Yankton, SD vs Bemidji, MN

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Highlights
- Bemidji spends 85.8% more per student than Yankton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Bemidji than in Yankton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yankton
 Yankton, SDBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4984573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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