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Des Moines, IA vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 28.5% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Puyallup than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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