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Cotter, IA vs Belle Plaine, IA

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- Belle Plaine spends 7.2% less per student than Cotter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Belle Plaine than in Cotter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belle Plaine had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cotter
 Cotter, IABelle Plaine, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,905$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,474  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,930$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.0.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Bernice · Belle Plaine, IA
Retirement - Small Town Living is more Affordable
Over 17 years ago

My husband and I were ready to retire. The problem was that we knew we could no longer afford property taxes in Waterloo, Iowa when we retired as we had very little  More

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