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Des Moines, IA vs Park City, UT

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- Park City spends 5.5% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Park City than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park City had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAPark City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,077$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,376$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10294573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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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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 Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  More

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