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Council Bluffs, IA vs Caldwell, ID

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- Caldwell spends 44.8% less per student than Council Bluffs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Caldwell than in Council Bluffs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Caldwell had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Council Bluffs
 Council Bluffs, IACaldwell, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16094573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Caldwell    6 Reviews

I love where we live! Indian Creek Plaza and the renovation of downtown has all been incredible for our community. So many family-friendly events all throughout the  More

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I’ve lived in this city for 2 1/2 years, It is a very livable community. It is a very diverse city with a large Latino population and a agricultural heritage. The  More

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Over 9 years ago

Looks like there are not a lot of Doctors for the amount of people living there. Do you have to got to Boise to get good Heath care? How about the local hospital? Any  More

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