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Cleveland, OH vs Waukesha, WI

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- Waukesha spends 26.7% less per student than Cleveland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Waukesha than in Cleveland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cleveland
 Cleveland, OHWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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