2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasant Grove, UT vs Des Moines, IA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Des Moines spends 45.3% more per student than Pleasant Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% lower in Des Moines than in Pleasant Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Grove
 Pleasant Grove, UTDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasant Grove    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

close to good biking  More

   |    Reply

Pleasant Grove has a small-town feel, but is very near to the large cities of Provo, Orem, and American Fork, with SLC just about 45 min away. It is a lovely, clean town  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved to Pleasant Grove is minimal traffic. There are some tough spots, but mostly little traffic, no traffic jams and almost no  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Pleasant Grove

Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

   |    Reply

Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Des Moines


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.