2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Joseph, MO vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 57.0% more per student than St. Joseph.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Iowa City than in St. Joseph. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Joseph
 St. Joseph, MOIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor293  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. Joseph    6 Reviews

I've lived here all my life and gradually the crime rate has worsened over time. From violence to drugs to theft to property damage. The school district is horrible as  More

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Over 16 years ago

St. Joseph, MO is nestled along the mighty Missouri river on the far western side of the state. It has rolling hills and the river banks are gorgeous in fall and spring.  More

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For years now St. Joseph has given alot of lip service to exploiting its historic and architectural assets to enhance the economy and quality of life here. But we  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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