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Dade City, FL vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 35.6% more per student than Dade City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Des Moines than in Dade City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dade City
 Dade City, FLDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Dade City    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I think Ray Polk's response comment speaks volumes about the quality of education my children would receive if they went to ATTF. It is riddled with spelling and  More

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Over 15 years ago

I think the public transportion should be better to avoid so much traffic.   More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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