2024 Compare Cities Education:
Canton, OH vs West Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- West Des Moines spends 4.9% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in West Des Moines than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Des Moines had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, OHWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,631$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826$11,894$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,056$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.0315.5316.23
 Students per Librarian7447994573
 Students per Counselor319362530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%17.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%53.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.3%13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    18 Reviews

It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Over 8 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Over 10 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance of  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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