2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Wayne, IN vs Wenatchee, WA

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Highlights
- Wenatchee spends 17.8% more per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Wenatchee than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne, INWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,321$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863$13,959$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,410$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6516.5716.23
 Students per Librarian70019924573
 Students per Counselor3454414530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%27.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 11 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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