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Victorville, CA vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 2.6% less per student than Victorville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% lower in Des Moines than in Victorville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Victorville
 Victorville, CADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Victorville    29 Reviews

Real Estate Agents from company MVP Realty SoCal, Teresa Roberts and Mona Patel in VICTORVILLE, CA commit scam, extortion, conspiracy, and fraud resulting in a 15  More

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I'm so sick of all "This isn't the Victorville or High Desert it was back when I grew up here in the 80's or 70's!" reviews and comments on local online community  More

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In the early 2000s lots of cheap homes were built which attracted a lot of people from east LA and other terrible areas. Soon after the first gang unit was created in  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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