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North Port, FL vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 6.2% more per student than North Port.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Des Moines than in North Port. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Port
 North Port, FLDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for North Port    19 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Good climate, affordable housing, close to  More

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Your typical suburban bedroom community. Affordable housing, most commute to jobs elsewhere, little sense of place, no real downtown. But like a lot of these types of  More

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North Port offers the best in overall climate, low taxes, affordable housing, easy access to a wide variety of shopping, good schools, good medical care, low crime, and  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 7 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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