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Shreveport, LA vs Ames, IA

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- Ames spends 30.5% more per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% lower in Ames than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ames had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LAAmes, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,979$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.7%1.5%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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