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Iowa City, IA vs Dubuque, IA

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Highlights
- Dubuque spends 20.7% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Dubuque than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dubuque had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City

Education
 Iowa City, IADubuque, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,755$14,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983$12,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,669$8,057$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8813.3716.23
 Students per Librarian50013064573
 Students per Counselor398334530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%33.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.1%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree8.0%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 6 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 Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242
ZIPS IN DUBUQUE, IOWA
52001 52002 52003

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