2024 Compare Cities Education:
Waterloo, IA vs Burlington, VT

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Highlights
- Burlington spends 66.0% more per student than Waterloo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Burlington than in Waterloo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterloo
 Waterloo, IABurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,594$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640$20,332$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,498$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1412.5816.23
 Students per Librarian6942964573
 Students per Counselor361230530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.4%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%13.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%57.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.7%15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.6%1.5%
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 16 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 16 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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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 7 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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