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Ankeny, IA vs Grand Island, NE

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Highlights
- Grand Island spends 1.8% more per student than Ankeny.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Grand Island than in Ankeny. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Island had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ankeny

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 Ankeny, IAGrand Island, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,293$14,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894$12,175$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,373$8,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5314.0316.23
 Students per Librarian7993064573
 Students per Counselor362382530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.9%83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%23.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%21.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.2%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Ankeny    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I moved to Ankeny from Southern CA in June, 2005. My immediate and lasting impression is the incredible home values here, the relatively low population density, and the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ankeny is a great community to raise a family or to be single. The shools are wonderful and so many activities for kids and families. The weather when it is good, it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We don't call it "Ankenytopia" for nothing! This is the best town in Iowa! The schools are top-notch, the town is growing and getting more attractions. We are missing  More

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Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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ZIPS IN ANKENY, IOWA
50023 50021
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68801 68803

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