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Dubuque, IA vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 26.1% more per student than Dubuque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Iowa City than in Dubuque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dubuque
 Dubuque, IAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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