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Whitefish, MT vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City spends 30.4% more per student than Whitefish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Iowa City than in Whitefish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Whitefish
 Whitefish, MTIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Whitefish    3 Reviews

I love Whitefish! While I love Whitefish, I worry about the future. Whitefish has been a wonderful place to live for years. People are friendly & you know everyone.   More

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Whitefish is a resort town with a resort tax, cleaner and better managed that neighboring Kalispell, but also more expensive to live in. Still, if you're from a more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Whitefish is a small resort town, close to Glacier National Park. Lots of activities in summer and winter. A great place for kids. The schools are great too.   More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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