2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Pleasant, IA vs Norwalk, IA

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Highlights
- Norwalk spends 8.5% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Norwalk than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norwalk had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, IANorwalk, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,956  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5664573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Norwalk    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

norwalk is a great place to raise a family and it has good schools. It is also a quick commute to des moines. On the downside there's really not much to do, too much  More

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