2025 Compare Cities Education:
Davenport, IA vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 26.8% less per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in New Bern than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport
 Davenport, IANew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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