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Wausau, WI vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson spends 19.3% less per student than Wausau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% higher in Anderson than in Wausau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wausau
 Wausau, WIAnderson, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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