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West Des Moines, IA vs Eagle, ID

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Highlights
- Eagle spends 35.1% less per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Eagle than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eagle had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAEagle, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,293$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,373$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5317.8216.23
 Students per Librarian79910314573
 Students per Counselor362430530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.3%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.2%1.5%
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 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 15 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 Eagle    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

So you want to move to Eagle? First thing to know is that early politicians had no clue about planning so the layout is horrible. There really is no town “center” save  More

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Over 8 years ago

Eagle is a nice area but completely inflated home prices for what you get. While maybe the prices seem like a steal if you're moving from expensive cities, it's  More

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There appears to be an error in the data presenting the average annual snowfall for Eagle, ID. I have checked several sources, and it appears there is usually a total  More

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