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Osage, IA vs Bettendorf, IA

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Highlights
- Bettendorf spends 10.1% less per student than Osage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Bettendorf than in Osage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bettendorf had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Osage
 Osage, IABettendorf, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,502$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,297  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,161$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Osage    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was born and raised in Osage and the surrounding farm community. Osage is a very friendly place to live, and with only about 3000 people it is a very intimate  More

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Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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