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Columbus Junction, IA vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 27.7% more per student than Columbus Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Iowa City than in Columbus Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 42.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus Junction
 Columbus Junction, IAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,474  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus Junction    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Been to Columbus Jct., several times. It’s a nice little spot on the Iowa map, very small town, what I call a one-horse town. Very nice people if they know you are  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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