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Boone, IA vs Coon Rapids, IA

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- Coon Rapids spends 13.4% less per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Coon Rapids than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coon Rapids had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, IACoon Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,147$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,081  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,744$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7014573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Boone    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

As long as you grew up here, or have a relative who did, you will do just fine. Outsiders...they don't want them! Other than a railroad employee, or two, in 5 years, I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lived there 5 years; other than a few railroad employees, everyone I ran into was related to someone in the community. Most are either resistant to change, or have a  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lived there 5 years; other than a few railroad employees, everyone I ran into was related to someone in the community. Most are either resistant to change, or have a  More

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Reviews for Coon Rapids    2 Reviews

Coon Rapids is home to the 4,300 Whiterock Conservancy land trust. Besides owning the Garst Farm visited by Nikita Khrushchev in 1959, Whiterock has the darkest skies,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Small town Coon Rapids is a creative place with a growing "rural art" movement. Theatre productions over the last two years have included Farmscape by Iowa's Poet  More

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