2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cedar Falls, IA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 35.1% more per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Tacoma than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IATacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,594$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,498$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1418.6816.23
 Students per Librarian69411394573
 Students per Counselor361441530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.3%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.2%1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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