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Central, UT vs Cedar City, UT

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Highlights
- Cedar City spends 2.1% less per student than Central.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Cedar City than in Central. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar City had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Central
 Central, UTCedar City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock60764573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Central    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Well, I just moved to Central, Utah about 6 months ago & I love it. It’s a beautiful quiet little town up in the mountainous old volcano/lava flows about 20 miles above  More

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Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 8 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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