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ARCADIA
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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Altoona, IA vs Arcadia, IA
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- Arcadia spends 8.0% less per student than Altoona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Arcadia than in Altoona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arcadia had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altoona
Altoona, IA
Arcadia, IA
United States
Expend. per Student
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$13,147
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$11,894
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$7,744
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
15.53
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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701
4573
Students per Counselor
362
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530
Grade School Educ.
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0.9%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
2.8%
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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95.5%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
20.5%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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11.4%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
29.7%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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3.1%
9.3%
Professional Degree
0.9%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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0.0%
1.5%
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