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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Royal, IA vs Dows, IA
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- Dows spends 5.5% less per student than Royal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Dows than in Royal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dows had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Royal
Royal, IA
Dows, IA
United States
Expend. per Student
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$13,988
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$11,908
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$7,720
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
15.76
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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932
4573
Students per Counselor
378
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530
Grade School Educ.
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1.4%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
4.4%
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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92.9%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
21.2%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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14.2%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
17.2%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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2.3%
9.3%
Professional Degree
1.3%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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0.0%
1.5%
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