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Spirit Lake, IA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Salt Lake City spends 41.4% less per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.0% higher in Salt Lake City than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor434  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews
Marie · Spirit Lake, IA
Spirit Lake
Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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Anna · Salt Lake City, UT
Hot but beautiful
Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Tonya · Salt Lake City, UT
Trying it
Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Austin · Pleasant Grove, UT
Paradise
Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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