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New Canaan, CT vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 42.0% less per student than New Canaan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Fort Wayne than in New Canaan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7004573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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