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Central Point, OR vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Ottumwa spends 19.2% less per student than Central Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% lower in Ottumwa than in Central Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottumwa had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Central Point
 Central Point, OROttumwa, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,720$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Central Point    2 Reviews

The climate is very temperate in this area of Oregon. We enjoy mild winters, average rainfall, very little, if any snow on the Valley floor, but snow is available for  More

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Over 18 years ago

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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