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Chama, NM vs Fort Madison, IA

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Highlights
- Fort Madison spends 19.0% less per student than Chama.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Fort Madison than in Chama. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Madison had 21.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chama
 Chama, NMFort Madison, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,741$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,363$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9234573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.19.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Fort Madison    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Poor school system 2. Not very much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The Mayor is Steve  More

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