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Muscatine, IA vs Brookings, SD

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- Brookings spends 5.1% less per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Brookings than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IABrookings, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,203$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24694573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  More

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Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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