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Waterloo, IA vs Flower Mound, TX

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- Flower Mound spends 18.3% more per student than Waterloo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Flower Mound than in Waterloo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flower Mound had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterloo
 Waterloo, IAFlower Mound, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 18 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 18 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 Flower Mound    18 Reviews

We moved to Flower Mound on a relocation from out of state for my job over 20 years ago. At that time Flower Mound was a very rural, green, peaceful, spot. It has easy  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pulled over by police here like 25 times for driving a car they dont like, if i drive my jeep they dont pull me over , if i drive my beat up car im harrased, racist  More

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Over 12 years ago

Flower Mound is a great place to live for raising a family and for retiring. It has a great mix of young and old, working professionals and retirees. Our community has  More

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