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Urbandale, IA vs Geneseo, IL

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Highlights
- Geneseo spends 3.5% more per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Geneseo than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Geneseo had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAGeneseo, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,792$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11364573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

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 Geneseo    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Geneseo has some great places to shop and eat. My favorite store is Crabapple Cove followed by Curious Cargo, C&S Antique Mall and the Art League. I especially love  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have spent a majority of my life in Geneseo. I am there from four days a week to every single day. I stay with my brother, my sister, and hang at the in-laws. I do  More

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Having lived in larger cities all my life, I really wanted to experience a small-town feel and quaint surroundings of a small community. Although I'd heard that Geneseo  More

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