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Muscatine, IA vs Decatur, AL

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- Decatur spends 16.8% less per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Decatur than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IADecatur, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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