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Des Moines, IA vs Pueblo, CO

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Highlights
- Pueblo spends 26.5% less per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Pueblo than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pueblo had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines

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 Des Moines, IAPueblo, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,293$10,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894$9,722$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,373$5,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5318.0116.23
 Students per Librarian7997294573
 Students per Counselor362251530
 Grade School Educ.6.5%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.1%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%26.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%21.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.6%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 Pueblo    54 Reviews

I retired to Pueblo almost eight years ago and have had no regrets. My primary reason for coming here was that it was one of the cheapest places to live west of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in  More

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I was born and raised in Pueblo, lived here for the first 27 years of my life. This place did not used to be this crappy. It has gone downhill so much. There are  More

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ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total
ZIPS IN PUEBLO, COLORADO
81005 81001 81004 81003 81006 81008

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