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Broomfield, CO vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 11.5% less per student than Broomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Des Moines than in Broomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broomfield
 Broomfield, CODes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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