2024 Compare Cities Education:
Nixa, MO vs West Plains, MO

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Highlights
- West Plains spends 14.2% more per student than Nixa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in West Plains than in Nixa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Plains had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nixa
 Nixa, MOWest Plains, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,395$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,984$9,798$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,101$5,776$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9412.8316.23
 Students per Librarian7208344573
 Students per Counselor418309530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%11.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%18.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%22.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.0%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Nixa    6 Reviews

Moved to Nixa from CA during the poandemic and moved back home again. At first it was beautiful in the fall climate. Then came the brutal midwest winter and -20F. Our  More

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Out of state resident opinion: Moved here from out of state. Weather is consistently humid. Rains every few days. Expect damage to your home and car yearly from flooding  More

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We moved here from the west coast over 15 years ago and love it. The first thing our family noticed was how friendly and helpful the people were here. People out west  More

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Reviews for West Plains    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Nice place to live, though jobs are hard to come by (have to know someone). Relocated here 2 1/2 years ago, still haven't gotten a good paying job. Cost of living is low  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm thinking of moving to West Plains Missouri. I currently live in California and have a possible job opportunity teaching at the college in West Plains. I believe I'd  More

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Over 15 years ago

We choose to live in Alton, MO because of the air quality of 75% The reason AQ in West Plains, MO is only 43 % A company there makes charcoal and a very big  More

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