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Urbandale, IA vs Oskaloosa, IA

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- Oskaloosa spends 8.3% less per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Oskaloosa than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oskaloosa had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAOskaloosa, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,112$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7544573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Oskaloosa    2 Reviews
Jacey · Oskaloosa, IA
Iowa Weather
Over 11 years ago

Iowa's weather is extremely unpredictable, but that's just the way it is. I personally hate snow and cold, so I'm not a fan of Iowa winters, but spring and summer are  More

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gary · Oskaloosa, IA
population
Over 15 years ago

Website lists the population @ 14,956 w/ a decrease of -.56 since 2000. I show the 2000 population as 11,066.Something is  More

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