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Joplin, MO vs Nixa, MO

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Highlights
- Nixa spends 1.9% more per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Nixa than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nixa had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MONixa, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,395$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,101$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7204573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Nixa    6 Reviews

Moved to Nixa from CA during the poandemic and moved back home again. At first it was beautiful in the fall climate. Then came the brutal midwest winter and -20F. Our  More

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Out of state resident opinion: Moved here from out of state. Weather is consistently humid. Rains every few days. Expect damage to your home and car yearly from flooding  More

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We moved here from the west coast over 15 years ago and love it. The first thing our family noticed was how friendly and helpful the people were here. People out west  More

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