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Austin, TX vs Cedar Falls, IA

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- Cedar Falls spends 31.3% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Cedar Falls than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Falls had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 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 12 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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