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Cedar City, UT vs Gillette, WY

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- Gillette spends 103.8% more per student than Cedar City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.8% lower in Gillette than in Cedar City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gillette had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar City
 Cedar City, UTGillette, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,041  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio26.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2354573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 8 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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Reviews for Gillette    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 4 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  More

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