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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Van Meter, IA vs Grimes, IA
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- Grimes spends 15.1% less per student than Van Meter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Grimes than in Van Meter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grimes had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Meter
Van Meter, IA
Grimes, IA
United States
Expend. per Student
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$14,293
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$10,465
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$7,373
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
15.18
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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799
4573
Students per Counselor
358
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530
Grade School Educ.
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0.4%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
1.0%
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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98.2%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
21.4%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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9.7%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
33.2%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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11.1%
9.3%
Professional Degree
1.9%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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2.6%
1.5%
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