2025 Compare Cities Education:
Johnston, IA vs Erie, CO

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Highlights
- Erie spends 9.9% less per student than Johnston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% higher in Erie than in Johnston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Erie had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnston
 Johnston, IAErie, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,749$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7364573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Johnston    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Strong National Guard presence and very family-friendly. The library is the best one that I've ever visited. We moved here for the Army two years ago and will be leaving  More

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Over 16 years ago

Everyone here is rich. Really, really,  More

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Reviews for Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  More

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