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Hastings, NE vs Ames, IA

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Highlights
- Ames spends 15.6% more per student than Hastings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% higher in Ames than in Hastings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ames had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hastings
 Hastings, NEAmes, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,979$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,692  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The City's population is not as big as it says I don't think I don't think it has grown very much at all since the seventies in fact I think it has gotten smaller  More

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Hastings is home to Hastings College, one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges; the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Lied Super Screen  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hastings is where Kool-Aid was invented. This small city of 25,000 has several beautiful parks with lakes and streams. Hastings Lake is wonderful to take walk on wide  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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