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Lake City, MN vs Mount Pleasant, IA

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 23.9% less per student than Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake City
 Lake City, MNMount Pleasant, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,844$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,944  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,244$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3664573
 Students per Counselor552  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lake City    1 Reviews

Lake City MN is a beautiful area on the Mississippi river surrounded by bluffs. If you like the small town atmosphere, this is the place to live. The eagles can be seen  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Small, as in only about 9,000 residents, but a great town with a lot of charm and a lot of opportunities for great activities for such a small  More

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