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Davenport, WA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge spends 26.2% less per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Fort Dodge than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport
 Davenport, WAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,091  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14274573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Davenport    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived in multiple large cities and small towns Davenport is a beautiful small town with everything you’ll need.  More

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Moved here 14 years ago with my now wife and have since had 3 children. Davenport is a small, rural community (2,000 people) that has all of the necessary stores and  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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