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Polk City, IA vs Mount Vernon, IA

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- Mount Vernon spends 12.4% more per student than Polk City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Mount Vernon than in Polk City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Polk City
 Polk City, IAMount Vernon, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
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Jane · Marengo, IA
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No culture or restaurants that have real food-not frozen, lower class people with no manners, angry and like to run you over with no thought in  More

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