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Ottumwa, IA vs Kalispell, MT

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Highlights
- Kalispell spends 16.2% more per student than Ottumwa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Kalispell than in Ottumwa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalispell had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IAKalispell, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Kalispell    34 Reviews

My 2022 updated review, only touching on the recent changes. Kalispell is no longer affordable for most middle class people. The world discovered us during COVID and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Against my better judgement I will write a completely honest review from a hird generation resident.. Kalispell is one of the most beautiful places you will ever see,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a long time. Lots of folks have moved here and driven the price of everything through the roof. Getting ready to leave. Price of housing, both buying  More

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