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Des Moines, IA vs Frisco, TX

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- Frisco spends 4.3% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Frisco than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 6 years ago

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

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Over 7 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 Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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