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Racine, WI vs Muscatine, IA

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- Muscatine spends 19.2% less per student than Racine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Muscatine than in Racine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muscatine had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Racine
 Racine, WIMuscatine, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,492$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,802  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,172$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10084573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Racine    9 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sad to see how far it has fallen over the last three decades or so. Still very depressed  More

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This city is a complete mess. I have lived all over the US for work and this place is a little Detroit after the great depression post 2008. Work is non-existent and  More

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Over 12 years ago

No jobs, no recreation. Poor education. High crime.  More

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Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  More

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