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Des Moines, IA vs Salina, KS

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- Salina spends 22.5% more per student than Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Salina than in Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Moines
 Des Moines, IASalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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