2024 Compare Cities Education:
Wausau, WI vs Saranac Lake, NY

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Highlights
- Saranac Lake spends 88.7% more per student than Wausau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Saranac Lake than in Wausau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saranac Lake had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wausau
 Wausau, WISaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,087$30,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,140$24,855$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,353$15,335$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8710.1916.23
 Students per Librarian4424274573
 Students per Counselor315201530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%21.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%16.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%37.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 5 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 Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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