2025 Compare Cities Education:
Davenport, IA vs Laconia, NH

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Highlights
- Laconia spends 59.9% more per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Laconia than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laconia had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport
 Davenport, IALaconia, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,592$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2434573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Davenport    17 Reviews

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great local colleges and  More

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Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  More

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