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Belle Plaine, IA vs Melcher-Dallas, IA

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- Melcher-Dallas spends 2.2% less per student than Belle Plaine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Melcher-Dallas than in Belle Plaine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melcher-Dallas had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belle Plaine
 Belle Plaine, IAMelcher-Dallas, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,624$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4404573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Bernice · Belle Plaine, IA
Retirement - Small Town Living is more Affordable
Over 17 years ago

My husband and I were ready to retire. The problem was that we knew we could no longer afford property taxes in Waterloo, Iowa when we retired as we had very little  More

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