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Council Bluffs, IA vs Port Orchard, WA

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- Port Orchard spends 17.4% more per student than Council Bluffs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Port Orchard than in Council Bluffs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Council Bluffs
 Council Bluffs, IAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%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.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews
Brandon · South Salt Lake, UT
Nothing to write home about
Over 3 years ago

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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James · Littleton, CO
Hidden Gem
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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Vicki · Crescent, IA
low
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 Port Orchard    8 Reviews
White · Port Orchard, WA
It's Okay
Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Terri · Port Orchard, WA
Love living here
Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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melissa · Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard
Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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