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Bettendorf, IA vs Kissimmee, FL

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Highlights
- Kissimmee spends 22.9% less per student than Bettendorf.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Kissimmee than in Bettendorf. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kissimmee had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bettendorf
 Bettendorf, IAKissimmee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 13 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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I like where I live because of its  More

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