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Des Moines, IA vs Robbinsdale, MN

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- Robbinsdale spends 35.0% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Robbinsdale than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Robbinsdale had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IARobbinsdale, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 6 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 7 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 Robbinsdale    3 Reviews

Robbinsdale is a great place to live! It has a small town atmosphere with a lot of amenities. What the city itself doesn’t have can be found in Minneapolis or in  More

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Robbinsdale is like most first tier residential suburbs of larger cities, built in the 50's after the war to house soldiers and their new families. Most who live here  More

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Over 20 years ago

being a born and bred Minnesotan I am, of course, biased. However, I love it here. Robbinsdale is a suberb with character, downtown is quaint and cute. There is alot of  More

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