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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Wausau, WI

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- Wausau spends 39.3% more per student than Cape Girardeau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Wausau than in Cape Girardeau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wausau had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Girardeau
 Cape Girardeau, MOWausau, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,353$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 13 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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