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Muscatine, IA vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 6.0% less per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in Reno than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IAReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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