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Sedalia, MO vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Cape Girardeau spends 5.8% more per student than Sedalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Cape Girardeau than in Sedalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cape Girardeau had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sedalia
 Sedalia, MOCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,549$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7724573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sedalia    5 Reviews

There is not one thing I can say about this town, other than it's proximity to better towns in all directions, that would inspire any one to move here. I have found  More

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I would not recommend this town to anyone with a young family or a family/individual who does not own transportation. No culture. No economy. HIGH Crime. Google lists 67  More

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Over 14 years ago

We came here in 2001 after living in Myrtle Beach SC for 13 years. We ended up here because I was offered and accepted a position at Whiteman AFB. Mostly, It's been  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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