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Fort Dodge, IA vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 20.5% more per student than Fort Dodge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Spokane than in Fort Dodge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Dodge
 Fort Dodge, IASpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 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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Over 10 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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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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