2025 Compare Cities Education:
Iowa City, IA vs Alexandria, LA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 36.2% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Alexandria than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAAlexandria, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5324573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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