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Danville, PA vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 22.0% less per student than Danville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Des Moines than in Danville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Danville
 Danville, PADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,889  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor235  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Danville    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This area is very deceiving. It looks beautiful from a distance. If you are not from here don't move here if you have a choice. People here are nice on the surface  More

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Over 19 years ago

Danville remains a unique place in America, not only for having the first railroad cars but most recently since the early 1900's for Geisinger medical center. In a  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 6 years ago

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

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Over 7 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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