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Ottumwa, IA vs Lewiston, ID

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- Lewiston spends 43.5% more per student than Ottumwa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Lewiston than in Ottumwa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewiston had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IALewiston, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,813$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6514573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Lewiston    6 Reviews

We have lived in the Lewiston area for over seven years. If you are a dog person, this is not the place for you. No 24/7 emergency care. Very poor vet care. Our dog  More

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Maybe 15 inches 40 yrs ago, but now mostly a few inches periodically, but it doesn't stick long. I moved back in 2001-2007 and only once was the snowfall over a few  More

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Just need to know if anyone knows a good place to start to find rental homes or a website they can refer me to. My father-n-law is moving up there and doesn't want to  More

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