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Pittsburgh, PA vs Cedar Falls, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Falls spends 41.7% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Cedar Falls than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Falls had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PACedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$11,640$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.161416.23
 Students per Librarian5426944573
 Students per Counselor327361530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%2.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%3.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 11 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
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