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Urbandale, IA vs Darien, IL

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- Darien spends 54.0% more per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Darien than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Darien had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IADarien, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews
Michelle · Urbandale, IA
Urbandale is a great place to live!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Darien    3 Reviews
Ken · Walnut Creek, CA
Darien is OK, but our weather is oppressive.
Over 4 years ago

2/13/2021 I've lived in the Darien Illinois area for 35 years now. It's fine. Traffic is only nasty during the A.M. and PM rush hours. Thankfully, PM rush over is  More

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Ilene · Darien, IL
DARIEN ILLINOIS - A NICE PLACE TO LIVE
Over 13 years ago

THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DARIEN IS GOOD - MIDDLE CLASS. IT'S A QUIET COMMUNITY WITH GOOD SCHOOL AND A LOT OF ACTIVITES. WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHICAGO - 30 MINUTE DRIVE -  More

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James · Westmont, IL
Great health care
Over 14 years ago

Every medical specialty is available within  More

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