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Robbinsdale, MN vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 25.9% less per student than Robbinsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Des Moines than in Robbinsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Robbinsdale
 Robbinsdale, MNDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Robbinsdale    3 Reviews

Robbinsdale is a great place to live! It has a small town atmosphere with a lot of amenities. What the city itself doesn’t have can be found in Minneapolis or in  More

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Robbinsdale is like most first tier residential suburbs of larger cities, built in the 50's after the war to house soldiers and their new families. Most who live here  More

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Over 19 years ago

being a born and bred Minnesotan I am, of course, biased. However, I love it here. Robbinsdale is a suberb with character, downtown is quaint and cute. There is alot of  More

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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

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Over 5 years ago

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

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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

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