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Leland, NC vs West Des Moines, IA

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- West Des Moines spends 10.8% more per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in West Des Moines than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Des Moines had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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