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Ames, IA vs Crescent City, CA

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Highlights
- Crescent City spends 17.8% less per student than Ames.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.0% higher in Crescent City than in Ames. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crescent City had 32.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ames
 Ames, IACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,949$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock66.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  More

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