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Waukesha, WI vs Muncie, IN

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- Muncie spends 14.9% less per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Muncie than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WIMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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