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Leander, TX vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids spends 27.4% more per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Cedar Rapids than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander

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 Leander, TXCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,613$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918$11,730$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,560$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0114.716.23
 Students per Librarian10934424573
 Students per Counselor415365530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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78641
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