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Fountain, CO vs Marshalltown, IA

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Highlights
- Marshalltown spends 0.9% more per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Marshalltown than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marshalltown had 15.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COMarshalltown, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,636$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8044573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Marshalltown    4 Reviews

I have lived around and worked in Marshalltown for nearly 15 years now, and I have lived in and around the area and the state for half my life. Marshalltown is  More

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Over 7 years ago

I Am Going To Be Straight And Honest With You If You Choose To Live In Marshalltown Iowa You Will Pay Some Of The Most Highest Taxes, And Property Taxes In Iowa.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Another contributor's recent comment on the quality of life in Marshalltown was accurate up to a point, in my opinion as a long-time city resident, but did not offer a  More

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