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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forest City, IA vs Clear Lake, IA
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- Clear Lake spends 2.3% more per student than Forest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Clear Lake than in Forest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clear Lake had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest City
Forest City, IA
Clear Lake, IA
United States
Expend. per Student
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$14,096
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$11,489
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$8,379
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
13.31
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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993
4573
Students per Counselor
368
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530
Grade School Educ.
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3.3%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
4.4%
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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93.2%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
20.6%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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12.7%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
27.7%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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5.4%
9.3%
Professional Degree
2.3%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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0.7%
1.5%
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