2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cedar Rapids, IA vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla spends 5.2% less per student than Cedar Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Wasilla than in Cedar Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wasilla had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Rapids
 Cedar Rapids, IAWasilla, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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