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St. Louis, MO vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Fort Dodge spends 4.2% less per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Fort Dodge than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis

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 St. Louis, MOFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,291$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247$12,096$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,062$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.214.8316.23
 Students per Librarian363714274573
 Students per Counselor300345530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  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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