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Saginaw, MI vs Muscatine, IA

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- Muscatine spends 20.4% more per student than Saginaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Muscatine than in Saginaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muscatine had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Saginaw
 Saginaw, MIMuscatine, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,492$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,172$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10084573
 Students per Counselor719  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Saginaw    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have been here a hot min (since birth). it ain't that bad. there is a lot to like if you ain't mad all of the time.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in Saginaw and completely hated it. Dilapidated buildings throughout the city that are being used for crack smokers, drug deals, and other criminal  More

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Pros: Cost of Living. This is probably one of the cheapest areas in the country. Cons: Local government has outrageous taxes and fees. No jobs, CRIME!!!!, no  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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