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Clewiston, FL vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Ottumwa spends 17.1% more per student than Clewiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.9% lower in Ottumwa than in Clewiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottumwa had 21.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clewiston
 Clewiston, FLOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,720$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,016  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor956  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Clewiston    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I grew up in this small town, and I got out as quickly as possible. It is extremely cliquey, and people are rude. If you're from the "right" family, you'll be fine, but  More

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Over 11 years ago

I will never decide to take the scenic route again to Miami by going through this place. I guess because I was on my way to Miami to represent a client for court the  More

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Over 13 years ago

If something is not done with offenders in Hendry County we will be higher in crime. Offenders need to be punished harshly. We are experiencing a higher population of  More

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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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