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Galena, IL vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 5.5% less per student than Galena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% higher in Iowa City than in Galena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galena

Education
 Galena, ILIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,784$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,490$11,983$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,350$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.2613.8816.23
 Students per Librarian5235004573
 Students per Counselor226398530
 Grade School Educ.8.5%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%1.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%16.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%59.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%8.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 12 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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ZIPS IN GALENA, ILLINOIS
61036
ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242

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