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Roseville, MN vs West Des Moines, IA

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- West Des Moines spends 29.0% less per student than Roseville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in West Des Moines than in Roseville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Des Moines had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roseville
 Roseville, MNWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Roseville    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The neighborhood that I live in is relatively crime free. The only issues we've had are 2 incidents of youth vandalism. Otherwise we haven't really even heard of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great city. Lots of malls, parks, restuarants, things to do, friendly people (Minnesota nice), low crime, low pollution, and just a few miles to Saint Paul or  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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