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Upper Arlington, OH vs Bettendorf, IA

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Highlights
- Bettendorf spends 19.9% less per student than Upper Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Bettendorf than in Upper Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bettendorf had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Arlington
 Upper Arlington, OHBettendorf, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,502$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,161$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Upper Arlington    6 Reviews

I have lived in this area my whole life born and raised. It is a beautiful community with beautiful people inside and definitely out. The women are gorgeous and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Upper Arlington is a nice community. I have lived here a great majority of my life. Gone for 4 years to college, and my husband I were gone for 20 in the military.  More

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Hello! I am a resident of Upper Arlington,Ohio. We are located right outside of downtown Columbus and next to The Ohio State University campus. I was born and raised  More

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Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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