2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decorah, IA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 18.0% less per student than Decorah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Raleigh than in Decorah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decorah
 Decorah, IARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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