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Des Moines, IA vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville spends 18.2% less per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.4% higher in Placerville than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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