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Tracy, CA vs Cedar Falls, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Falls spends 5.2% less per student than Tracy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.8% lower in Cedar Falls than in Tracy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Falls had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tracy
 Tracy, CACedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Tracy    18 Reviews

Native born and raised in Tracy. I've seen it go from a small community of 12,000 to almost 100,000 in 50 years. The growth has not been for the better IMO. It has  More

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I was raised in Tracy and over the last 60+ years, it has gone from a small town of about 9,000 to almost 100,000. The changes have not all been good. It was a good  More

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I have been living here for 4 years and I can’t wait to move out of here. Tracy is a place very very very dusty.. it can be just one week and you have to wipe out  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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