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Lake Havasu City, AZ vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 51.4% more per student than Lake Havasu City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in Des Moines than in Lake Havasu City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Havasu City
 Lake Havasu City, AZDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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