2025 Compare Cities Education:
Iowa City, IA vs Maple Grove, MN

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Highlights
- Maple Grove spends 8.7% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Maple Grove than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maple Grove had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAMaple Grove, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Maple Grove    5 Reviews

I'm going to make my review very short I know it's going to sound a little long but I just love Brooklyn Park and I have to express my feelings about it. I grew up in  More

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Maple Grove is a great place to live and raise a family. We have been here since 2002 and have really enjoyed living here. Crime is low, schools are relatively good,  More

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Over 15 years ago

lived in Maple grove for 10 year. We rarely even need to lock our  More

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