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Joplin, MO vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 3.6% less per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.0% higher in Provo than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MOProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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