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Brooklyn, NY vs Spirit Lake, IA

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Highlights
- Spirit Lake spends 1.1% less per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Spirit Lake than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spirit Lake had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn
 Brooklyn, NYSpirit Lake, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,657$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4934573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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