2024 Compare Cities Education:
Green Bay, WI vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids spends 9.6% more per student than Green Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Cedar Rapids than in Green Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Green Bay
 Green Bay, WICedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,663$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,016$11,730$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,212$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9714.716.23
 Students per Librarian4454424573
 Students per Counselor379365530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.0%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Green Bay    30 Reviews

We moved here when I was a child some 40+ years ago. I left to go to school, returned for a job, left for another job out of state, returned to help family, left state  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grew up here. There's not as much to do as in a large city, but it's safe fun place full of nice people.  More

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I've been living here since 2014 since moving from California and I've noticed that while there are some cool people here, most are rude and out of that group some are  More

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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 3 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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