2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Pleasant, IA vs Grand Island, NE

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Highlights
- Grand Island spends 13.3% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Grand Island than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Island had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, IAGrand Island, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,956  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3064573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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