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Fort Madison, IA vs Maquoketa, IA

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- Maquoketa spends 36.7% more per student than Fort Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Maquoketa than in Fort Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maquoketa had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Madison
 Fort Madison, IAMaquoketa, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,421$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,242  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4654573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Madison    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Poor school system 2. Not very much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The Mayor is Steve  More

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Reviews for Maquoketa    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Two negative things about Maquoketa: 1. midwest climate; high humidity in the summer, harsh winters. 2. druggies. they tend to accumulate here, and in turn there is a  More

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Population in Maquoketa, Iowa is now about 6,200  More

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