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Huntsville, AR vs Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Des Moines spends 31.0% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Des Moines than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville

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 Huntsville, ARDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,914$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,160$11,894$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,541$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.0715.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4597994573
 Students per Counselor383362530
 Grade School Educ.10.4%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.0%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.74.7%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.9%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.1.8%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Huntsville    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Huntsville is a good place to raise your children, crime rates are low, schools are ok. But if you have to work there is just nothing there. You have to commute to the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Huntsville is a great place to live for anyone who works at home or is retired. It's convenient to Fayetteville,AR, for when you want a night out on the town and it's  More

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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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ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ARKANSAS
72740
ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total

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