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Charlotte, NC vs Cedar Falls, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Falls spends 7.8% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Cedar Falls than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Falls had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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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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