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Muscatine, IA vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids spends 10.9% more per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Cedar Rapids than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IACedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,492$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243$11,730$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,172$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.814.716.23
 Students per Librarian10084424573
 Students per Counselor394365530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.0%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.3%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 18 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  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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