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Wenatchee, WA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge spends 6.6% less per student than Wenatchee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Fort Dodge than in Wenatchee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wenatchee
 Wenatchee, WAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14274573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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