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Iowa City, IA vs Matthews, NC

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- Matthews spends 29.0% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Matthews than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Matthews had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAMatthews, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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