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Cedar Falls, IA vs Troy, AL

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Highlights
- Troy spends 14.1% less per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Troy than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IATroy, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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