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Green Bay, WI vs Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Des Moines spends 2.5% less per student than Green Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Des Moines than in Green Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Green Bay

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 Green Bay, WIDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,663$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,016$11,894$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,212$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9715.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4457994573
 Students per Counselor379362530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.0%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Green Bay    30 Reviews

We moved here when I was a child some 40+ years ago. I left to go to school, returned for a job, left for another job out of state, returned to help family, left state  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grew up here. There's not as much to do as in a large city, but it's safe fun place full of nice people.  More

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I've been living here since 2014 since moving from California and I've noticed that while there are some cool people here, most are rude and out of that group some are  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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ZIPS IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
54311 54302 54303 54304
ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total

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