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Oskaloosa, IA vs Grimes, IA

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- Grimes spends 9.0% more per student than Oskaloosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Grimes than in Oskaloosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grimes had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oskaloosa
 Oskaloosa, IAGrimes, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oskaloosa    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Iowa's weather is extremely unpredictable, but that's just the way it is. I personally hate snow and cold, so I'm not a fan of Iowa winters, but spring and summer are  More

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Over 15 years ago

Website lists the population @ 14,956 w/ a decrease of -.56 since 2000. I show the 2000 population as 11,066.Something is  More

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Reviews for Grimes    1 Reviews

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