2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hampden, ME vs Pella, IA

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Highlights
- Pella spends 21.9% less per student than Hampden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Pella than in Hampden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pella had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hampden
 Hampden, MEPella, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,624$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,036  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4404573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
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Smal conservative town. Strong Dutch heritage. Very clean nice community. Great for families and retirees from the midwest. Terrible weather, and limited  More

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