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Bettendorf, IA vs Alameda, CA

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- Alameda spends 31.7% more per student than Bettendorf.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.8% higher in Alameda than in Bettendorf. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bettendorf
 Bettendorf, IAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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