2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Joplin, MO

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Highlights
- Joplin spends 19.0% less per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Joplin than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Joplin had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INJoplin, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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