2025 Compare Cities Education:
Creston, IA vs Mexico, MO

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- Mexico spends 22.8% less per student than Creston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Mexico than in Creston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mexico had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Creston
 Creston, IAMexico, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,568$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7704573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Creston    2 Reviews

I moved here 4 years ago and have regretted it since, kids out of control lot of petty crime and drug and alcohol abuse,there are more bars in creston and can get beer  More

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Creston is your old fashioned small town, the old men don't miss a day catching up on the going's on when they're out for coffee at 5:00 am at the sale barn  More

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Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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