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West Des Moines, IA vs Woodinville, WA

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- Woodinville spends 40.4% more per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Woodinville than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Woodinville had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAWoodinville, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Woodinville    18 Reviews

I've lived in north Woodinville for over 35 years in Snohomish County yet most of Woodinville is in King County 5 min from my house. There is about 6 churches 5  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here, on Cottage Lake, since 1978. It was just a little town then, sparsely populated but growing faster, probably each year, as folks disenchanted with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living here in the wooded town of Woodinville is nice until it starts to get a little chilly and many residents start to burn wood recreationally in their fireplaces.  More

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