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Iowa City, IA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 39.4% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% higher in Tucson than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City

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 Iowa City, IATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,755$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,669$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8816.6616.23
 Students per Librarian50014474573
 Students per Counselor398519530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.1%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree8.0%1.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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