2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Waterloo, IA

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Highlights
- Waterloo spends 23.0% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Waterloo than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterloo had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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