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Mount Pleasant, IA vs Keokuk, IA

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Highlights
- Keokuk spends 0.8% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Keokuk than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Keokuk had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, IAKeokuk, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,741$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,956  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,363$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9234573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Keokuk    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Keokuk just elected a new mayor, Tom Marion, who will help bring economic growth to the city. He and his wife have dedicated thier lives to this town and are making  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Not much to do 4. It's too  More

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this town used to be seemingly perfect and now its totally blue collar trashed. When i went back to keokuk i was shocked at how misstreated it  More

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