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New Orleans, LA vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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- Cedar Rapids spends 21.3% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Cedar Rapids than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LACedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  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 4 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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