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Council Bluffs, IA vs Centennial, CO

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- Centennial spends 1.2% more per student than Council Bluffs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Centennial than in Council Bluffs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Centennial had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Council Bluffs
 Council Bluffs, IACentennial, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 10 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 16 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 Centennial    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

All the schools are excellent. We have both Littleton Public Schools and Cherry Creek Schools. Top Notch - College Prep - Commitment to  More

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The Centennial/Aurora area (zip code 80015) has great schools (Cherry Creek School District), attractive homes, family oriented neighborhoods, and is an easy commute To  More

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