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Vero Beach, FL vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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- Cedar Rapids spends 45.8% more per student than Vero Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Cedar Rapids than in Vero Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vero Beach
 Vero Beach, FLCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,951  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 13 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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