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Runnells, IA vs Forest City, IA

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Highlights
- Forest City spends 3.6% less per student than Runnells.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Forest City than in Runnells. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest City had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Runnells
 Runnells, IAForest City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,365$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4944573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Runnells    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Runnels is a very small town with only about 300 people living in it but its peaceful away from a lot of the noise from the city except when the train comes through. The  More

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