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Iowa City, IA vs Sun Prairie, WI

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- Sun Prairie spends 0.6% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Sun Prairie than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Prairie had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IASun Prairie, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Sun Prairie    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

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Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  More

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