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Iowa City, IA vs River Rouge, MI

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- River Rouge spends 22.4% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in River Rouge than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- River Rouge had 17.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IARiver Rouge, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews
Jennifer · Davenport, IA
Iowa city area
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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Vicki · West Liberty, IA
Can't wait to leave
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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emma · Iowa City, IA
Birthplace of Pancheros
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 River Rouge    1 Reviews
Bp · River Rouge, MI
Ready for a new start!
Over 16 years ago

Hi, I am 27 years old and I live in River Rouge Michigan which is a small town just outside of Detroit. Matter of fact a few blocks from Detroit. I have a son that is 7  More

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