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Ottumwa, IA vs Washington, IA

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- Washington spends 19.2% more per student than Ottumwa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Washington than in Ottumwa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IAWashington, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,969$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4954573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews
Morgan · Ottumwa, IA
Drug & Theft
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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amanda · Ottumwa, IA
No Culture.....
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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Clint · Barry, IL
Ottumwa - Pros/Cons
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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