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Grand Island, NE vs Gibbon, NE

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Highlights
- Gibbon spends 12.1% less per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Gibbon than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gibbon had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEGibbon, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3464573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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Reviews for Gibbon    2 Reviews

Gibbon runs civil defense sirens at 7am, 12pm, 1pm, and 6pm, and any time the EMS sevice is dispatched. 3am, 2am, midnight, 4am doesn't matter. If you're retired or sick  More

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Warning! I live in Gibbon and it is NOT a peaceful rural town. Every day they run the tornado civil defense sirens at 7am, 12pm, 1pm, and 6pm. They also go off when the  More

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