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Ottumwa, IA vs Carthage, MO

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Highlights
- Carthage spends 12.9% less per student than Ottumwa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Carthage than in Ottumwa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 18.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IACarthage, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for Carthage    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Last year my wife and I moved to Carthage from the Pacific Northwest. Even before we purchased our home, the people of Carthage welcomed us in the spirit of  More

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