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Iowa City, IA vs Redmond, WA

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Highlights
- Redmond spends 13.0% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in Redmond than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redmond had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IARedmond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  More

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