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Des Moines, IA vs Cameron Park, CA

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- Cameron Park spends 18.2% less per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.4% higher in Cameron Park than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cameron Park had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IACameron Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Cameron Park    2 Reviews

I have lived in Cameron Park on the south side of the freeway (Cameron Estates) for 14 years. The winters are not extreme, but the town does get and an occasional  More

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Over 15 years ago

Cameron Park (pop 16k and shares it’s zip 95682 with Shingle Springs) is in the Northern California foot hills off hwy 50 about 45 minutes east of Sacramento and 1 hour  More

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