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Barstow, CA vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 4.2% more per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.4% lower in St. Louis than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CASt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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