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Fort Madison, IA vs Phillips, WI

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Highlights
- Phillips spends 45.5% more per student than Fort Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Phillips than in Fort Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phillips had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Madison
 Fort Madison, IAPhillips, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,535$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,242  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,963$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%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 Phillips    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for about 3 years and I can honestly say I am sorry I ever moved here. The police force is absolutely not desirable. Frankly they have the compassion of  More

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