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Des Moines, IA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 8.0% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.7% higher in Fresno than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines

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 Des Moines, IAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,293$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,373$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5321.3816.23
 Students per Librarian799126164573
 Students per Counselor362646530
 Grade School Educ.6.5%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.1%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total
ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total

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