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Pella, IA vs Spirit Lake, IA

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- Spirit Lake spends 47.7% more per student than Pella.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Spirit Lake than in Pella. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spirit Lake had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pella
 Pella, IASpirit Lake, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,657$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4934573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Pella    1 Reviews
Scott · Pella, IA
Very nice clean small town
Over 16 years ago

Smal conservative town. Strong Dutch heritage. Very clean nice community. Great for families and retirees from the midwest. Terrible weather, and limited  More

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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews
Marie · Spirit Lake, IA
Spirit Lake
Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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