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Waukesha, WI vs St. George, UT

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- St. George spends 40.7% less per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.5% higher in St. George than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WISt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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