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St. Louis, MO vs Cedar Falls, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Falls spends 11.1% less per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Cedar Falls than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Falls had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis
 St. Louis, MOCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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