2024 Compare Cities Education:
Austin, MN vs Mason City, IA

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Highlights
- Mason City spends 23.1% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Mason City than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mason City had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, MNMason City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,342$14,096$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,245$12,699$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$8,379$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2413.4216.23
 Students per Librarian34339934573
 Students per Counselor868335530
 Grade School Educ.7.3%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%5.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.1%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%16.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%20.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.8%5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 17 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 12 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 13 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  More

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