2025 Compare Cities Education:
Omaha, NE vs Waverly, IA

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Highlights
- Waverly spends 9.1% less per student than Omaha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Waverly than in Omaha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waverly had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Omaha
 Omaha, NEWaverly, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,262$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Omaha    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Born and raised in Omaha, moved to the Pacific Northwest for 50 years, and now back in Omaha. Feels safe, secure, good health care, lots of activities. Compared to  More

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Over 2 years ago

Many of the reviews say Omaha is good for family life - it is, but it also offers the best of quality urban living. I've lived here for 20 years, after living in  More

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Pros: Not much happens, no news is good news. No major tornadoes for decades!! Education can be good in areas. Career opportunities for those who take risks and  More

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Reviews for Waverly    3 Reviews

The city is very clean and safe. Nice, well kept parks and recreation areas. Bike trails wind throughout town and excellent public recreation center. Because of the  More

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Waverly is a quite nice town, it has a nice amount of gas stations with reasonable prices and has 4 big name grocery stores. TBH it has one of everything. It has all  More

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... it's Mayberry RFD  More

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