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Forest City, IA vs Algona, IA

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- Algona spends 4.1% more per student than Forest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Algona than in Forest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Algona had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest City
 Forest City, IAAlgona, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,489  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,026$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19034573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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