2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cedar Falls, IA vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Manchester spends 24.2% more per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Manchester than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IAManchester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Manchester    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

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Over 14 years ago

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  More

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