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Broomfield, CO vs Mason City, IA

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Highlights
- Mason City spends 12.7% less per student than Broomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Mason City than in Broomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mason City had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broomfield
 Broomfield, COMason City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,096$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,379$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9934573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  More

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