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Waukesha, WI vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 7.9% less per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Reno than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha

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 Waukesha, WIReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,793$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133$9,842$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,325$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5116.1416.23
 Students per Librarian7264914573
 Students per Counselor501336530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189
ZIPS IN RENO, NEVADA
89502, 89506, 89523, 89509, 89521, 89503, 89512, 89511, 89519, 89501, 10 total

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