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West Des Moines, IA vs Sunrise, FL

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- Sunrise spends 18.0% less per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Sunrise than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunrise had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IASunrise, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Sunrise    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I absolutely love living in Sunrise. I wish that I could stay but the am about to retire and cannot afford to live here on my retirement. It is a great city and very  More

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We will be moving to south Florida sometime shortly after first of 2012. We just can't decide exactly where. We are a couple in our middle 50"s, like to shop, eat &  More

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Over 16 years ago

The climate in Sunrise, Fl is wonderful. We can go swimming before May, usually during Spring Break as long as we don't (yes, as we Florida's call it) get a cold front.  More

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