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Bettendorf, IA vs Montgomery, AL

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- Montgomery spends 25.2% less per student than Bettendorf.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% higher in Montgomery than in Bettendorf. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bettendorf
 Bettendorf, IAMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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