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West Des Moines, IA vs Camas, WA

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- Camas spends 33.6% more per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Camas than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camas had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IACamas, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Camas    8 Reviews

Born and raised here in Washington. Moved away to San Francisco, California for a decade and just moved back. I live walking distance from downtown and love it. Huge  More

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Camas is a wonderful area which has so many beautiful trails with access to the river. The school system is superb. Prune Hill is such a wonderful place to live and walk  More

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Over 8 years ago

This town has no culture outside the high school. The downtown has scruffy mill taverns to accentuate the smelly pulp mill across the street. Housing is not  More

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