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Des Moines, IA vs Lemoore, CA

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- Lemoore spends 10.6% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.1% higher in Lemoore than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lemoore had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IALemoore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,812$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289334573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Lemoore    5 Reviews

I came to Lemoore due to a job transfer in September 1984. I was 24 years old then. Much has changed over the years. There were under 13k residents...yep small town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I d'tlik here. I'm in the Navy, nothing to do. Farm land, stinks, dirty water, crime, bad  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lemoore is an ok place to live...its a pretty big city with a lot of people, we have a Casino and a nightclub, a movie theatre, a golf course, and a lot of trees, and  More

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