2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cedar Falls, IA vs Oelwein, IA

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Highlights
- Oelwein spends 5.3% more per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Oelwein than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oelwein had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IAOelwein, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,594$14,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640$12,217$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,498$8,017$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1413.6516.23
 Students per Librarian6944364573
 Students per Counselor361303530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%14.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.3%3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.2%0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 7 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 11 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 Oelwein    1 Reviews

Oelwein is a decent city with above-average schools that is attempting to right a somewhat negative image. I lived there for seven years after living in several  More

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