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Grinnell, IA vs Pontoon Beach, IL

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- Pontoon Beach spends 11.0% less per student than Grinnell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Pontoon Beach than in Grinnell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pontoon Beach had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grinnell
 Grinnell, IAPontoon Beach, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,470  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Stephanie · Grinnell, IA
Too Cold
Over 17 years ago

Planning on moving to CA...well, actually BACK to CA... Too Cold  More

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Reviews for Pontoon Beach    2 Reviews
David · Granite City, IL
Keystone Kops Police Department
Over 18 years ago

The worst police department ever. Juvenile office hates kids even more than he hates everyone else. No time to deal with real crime because they are too busy writing  More

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David · Granite City, IL
Inspection Process is a Nightmare!!
Over 19 years ago

If I had it to do over, I would never move into this  More

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