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Muscatine, IA vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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- Poplar Bluff spends 28.4% less per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Poplar Bluff than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poplar Bluff had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IAPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,601$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13764573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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