2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Mirage, AZ vs Waterloo, IA

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Highlights
- Waterloo spends 28.7% more per student than El Mirage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Waterloo than in El Mirage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterloo had 14.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Mirage
 El Mirage, AZWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for El Mirage    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Hi I found a $70,000 foreclosure house in El Mirage. Is it worth  More

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Over 16 years ago

Affordable and still close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

City-Data.com says that El Mirage Az is 68.8 hispanic ( i.e.mexican) and your site says it is 66% white. Both sites sites claim to have census stats and yet they also  More

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Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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