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Barstow, CA vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 2.6% less per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% lower in Des Moines than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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