UNDATED - A new report has been released ranking Minnesota's largest cities based on intelligence.  The website Zippia put the list together ranking the 97 cities in the North Star state that have a population of 10,000 or higher.

They used two criteria to determine the cream of the crop:  percentage of adults with at least a college education (higher is smarter), and the percentage of teenagers that are high school dropouts (lower is smarter).

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After all the numbers were crunched, it turns out Sartell is one of the smartest.  Sartell comes in at #8 on the list with a high school drop out rate of zero, and the percentage of adults with a college diploma at over 40 percent.

Top 10 list:
#1 - Mendota Heights
#2 - Eden Prairie
#3 - Shoreview
#4 - Maple Grove
#5 - Roseville
#6 - Waconia
#7 - Vadnais Heights
#8 - Sartell
#9 - Woodbury
#10 - Plymouth

Of the entire 97 cities studied, St. Cloud came in at #82, ahead of Sauk Rapids which was at #86.

The data comes from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.

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