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Marshalltown, IA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Fort Dodge spends 16.0% more per student than Marshalltown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% higher in Fort Dodge than in Marshalltown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marshalltown

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 Marshalltown, IAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,636$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223$12,096$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1314.8316.23
 Students per Librarian80414274573
 Students per Counselor329345530
 Grade School Educ.12.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.1%89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.5%3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Marshalltown    4 Reviews

I have lived around and worked in Marshalltown for nearly 15 years now, and I have lived in and around the area and the state for half my life. Marshalltown is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I Am Going To Be Straight And Honest With You If You Choose To Live In Marshalltown Iowa You Will Pay Some Of The Most Highest Taxes, And Property Taxes In Iowa.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Another contributor's recent comment on the quality of life in Marshalltown was accurate up to a point, in my opinion as a long-time city resident, but did not offer a  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    5 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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