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Flemington, NJ vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 47.2% less per student than Flemington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.0% higher in Des Moines than in Flemington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Flemington
 Flemington, NJDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,031  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Flemington    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Flemington is a great little town-excellent schools-convenient to shopping, medical center, and country side. Flemington is located in Hunterdon Count and is noted for  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was born and raised near Flemington. I love the countryside, the weather, the people, and the jobs. But it has become prohibitively expensive to live here. Houses  More

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Over 19 years ago

There is a lot of growth, sky-rocketing real estate values, pretty decent schools. There really isn't much to do yet though, but the growth should bring in more  More

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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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