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Manteca, CA vs Mason City, IA

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Highlights
- Mason City spends 1.7% less per student than Manteca.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% lower in Mason City than in Manteca. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mason City had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manteca
 Manteca, CAMason City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,096$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,379$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9934573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Manteca    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

South of 209 is a fantastic place to live. It has 2 good elementary schools (necessity for young population), new bay area folks coming to live in and around the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I just moved to this City from Southern CA for work close by. Given the other over-inflated prices of housing in Northern CA and the Bay Area in particular, Manteca is  More

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Over 9 years ago

Manteca is a small  More

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Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  More

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