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Anderson, IN vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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- Cedar Rapids spends 23.8% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Cedar Rapids than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  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 4 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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