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Sussex, WI vs Sun Prairie, WI

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Highlights
- Sun Prairie spends 19.3% more per student than Sussex.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Sun Prairie than in Sussex. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Prairie had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sussex
 Sussex, WISun Prairie, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sussex    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Good safe, place to live and raise  More

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Two years ago, when we moved to WI, we were looking at various areas to buy a house from Brookfield, Menomonee Falls to Mequon and Cedarburg. We were checking everything  More

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Reviews for Sun Prairie    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

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Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  More

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