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Waukesha, WI vs Fond du Lac, WI

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- Fond du Lac spends 6.9% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Fond du Lac than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fond du Lac had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WIFond du Lac, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,467$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6954573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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Reviews for Fond Du Lac    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

i was canoeing and i think my child fell into the lake but im not really sure, big splash, coulda been a rock. shops are very  More

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if you are poor white trash or from the inner city with a family member incarcerated, then fond du lac is for you. There is no culture here but drinking yourself stupid  More

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Fond du Lac County is an excellent place to live and raise a family especially if you are looking for a smaller unsophisicated city and great county to live in. If  More

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