| Des Moines, IA | Alta, IA | United States |
Expend. per Student | $14,293 | $13,310 | $15,905 |
Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,894 | $11,302 | $13,142 |
Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,373 | $7,250 | $7,999 |
Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.53 | 14.97 | 16.23 |
Students per Librarian | 799 | 1218 | 4573 |
Students per Counselor | 362 | 335 | 530 |
Grade School Educ. | 6.5% | 3.1% | 4.8% |
Some High School Educ. | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
High School Educ. | 87.1% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
Some College Educ. | 20.2% | 17.2% | 20.0% |
2 yr College Grad. | 9.2% | 12.5% | 8.7% |
4 yr College Grad. | 28.1% | 22.1% | 33.7% |
Masters Grad. | 6.2% | 5.9% | 9.3% |
Professional Degree | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.5% |