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Cedar Falls, IA vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 15.1% less per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.4% higher in Fort Myers than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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