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Waukesha, WI vs Ottawa, IL

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Highlights
- Ottawa spends 32.5% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Ottawa than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottawa had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha

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 Waukesha, WIOttawa, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,793$19,606$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133$16,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,325$9,957$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5112.4816.23
 Students per Librarian72614464573
 Students per Counselor501613530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.6%1.5%

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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 11 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 15 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 Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 14 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189
ZIPS IN OTTAWA, ILLINOIS
61350

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