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Fort Dodge, IA vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 7.0% less per student than Fort Dodge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Reno than in Fort Dodge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Dodge

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 Fort Dodge, IAReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,653$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,096$9,842$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,814$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8316.1416.23
 Students per Librarian14274914573
 Students per Counselor345336530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.4%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.1%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.7%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    5 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Reviews for Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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50501
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89502, 89506, 89523, 89509, 89521, 89503, 89512, 89511, 89519, 89501, 10 total

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