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West Des Moines, IA vs Riverview, FL

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- Riverview spends 22.3% less per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Riverview than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverview had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IARiverview, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Riverview    5 Reviews

One of the few areas in the Tampa Bay region that there is abundant land, not for long, this place is seeing urban sprawl in the last 3 years like no other in America.  More

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Over 14 years ago

We've lived in Riverview for 4 years now, and our neighborhood is about half empty, and has been as long as we've been here. Almost all the houses are rentals, which is  More

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Originally from Upstate NY, we moved to Riverview which I enjoyed being in newer developments. Convenient to everything, Siesta Key, Disney, Clearwater, Macdill AF.  More

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