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Cedar Falls, IA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 5.5% more per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Fort Collins than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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