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Des Moines, IA vs Mentor, OH

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- Mentor spends 10.9% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Mentor than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mentor had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAMentor, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,844$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,578$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 18 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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