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Grand Island, NE vs Osceola, IA

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- Osceola spends 43.8% more per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Osceola than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Osceola had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEOsceola, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,529$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7924573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Osceola    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Osceola is a small town in Iowa located about 35 miles North(central)of the Missouri border. Its very convenient for shopping as it has a Walmart, and 2 grocery stores.  More

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