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Savage, MN vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Fort Dodge spends 13.3% less per student than Savage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Fort Dodge than in Savage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Savage

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 Savage, MNFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,898$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057$12,096$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,322$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2214.8316.23
 Students per Librarian83314274573
 Students per Counselor770345530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.2%89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.0%11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.6%3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Savage    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I like this metro area---most of the time. Lived here the last 30 years. I've been to 48 of the US States and to many foreign Countries. Is Minneapolis the best?   More

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We have lived in Savage, MN for 1 1/2 years now. We love how close we are to everything we need. Quick access to freeways and jobs. Drive time is nothing, which means  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    5 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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