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Florissant, MO vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City spends 27.2% more per student than Florissant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Iowa City than in Florissant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florissant
 Florissant, MOIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Florissant    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Overall it's a good area to live in. We live on a mostly quiet street, it's a cul de sac. We've had our lawnmower stolen out our backyard, that's about all. Our  More

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I'd like to get some updated information on Florissant, MO. I'm thinking about moving there this spring. I am a former Chicagoan, lived in Phoenix, AZ for many years.   More

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Its not filled with Mullets and trans ams as the person above indicates. But yes it is blue collar, not low income, but blue collar hard working middle class. If you are  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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