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Des Moines, IA vs Corona, CA

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- Corona spends 7.0% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.4% higher in Corona than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corona had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IACorona, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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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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 Corona    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Corona has been a great city to live in the past 15 years. It had a small town feel to it. With the reconstruction of the 91fwy it has made our cross town street into  More

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Over 11 years ago

I like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Nice.  More

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