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Oxford, MS vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs spends 13.0% less per student than Oxford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Council Bluffs than in Oxford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Council Bluffs had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxford
 Oxford, MSCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,049$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,795  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,261$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5664573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oxford    5 Reviews

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Over 4 years ago

While I know this isn’t a review, I am looking for some local insight! I am recent college graduate and looking for a fresh start to my career. I have lived in Chicago  More

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Over 17 years ago

We relocated to Oxford, MS from the Memphis, TN area. There are so many great things to say about Oxford but the low crime rate is at the top of the list! Coming from  More

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Over 18 years ago

It's not to say there is zero crime - but it's unlikely that could be said about any community. You might say it's definitely a secondary consideration in  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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