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Manistee, MI vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 41.7% more per student than Manistee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Des Moines than in Manistee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manistee
 Manistee, MIDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,422  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor833  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  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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