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Albuquerque, NM vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa spends 9.0% less per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Ottumwa than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottumwa had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,720$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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