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Cedar Falls, IA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Highlights
- Lake Stevens spends 30.3% more per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Lake Stevens than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Stevens had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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