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Iowa City, IA vs Upper Arlington, OH

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Highlights
- Upper Arlington spends 5.1% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% higher in Upper Arlington than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Upper Arlington had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAUpper Arlington, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Upper Arlington    6 Reviews

I have lived in this area my whole life born and raised. It is a beautiful community with beautiful people inside and definitely out. The women are gorgeous and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Upper Arlington is a nice community. I have lived here a great majority of my life. Gone for 4 years to college, and my husband I were gone for 20 in the military.  More

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Hello! I am a resident of Upper Arlington,Ohio. We are located right outside of downtown Columbus and next to The Ohio State University campus. I was born and raised  More

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