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Wausau, WI vs Spring Lake, NC

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- Spring Lake spends 37.1% less per student than Wausau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Spring Lake than in Wausau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spring Lake had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wausau
 Wausau, WISpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,015$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5574573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews
D · Phoenix, AZ
Wausau in July
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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Jeff · Rothschild, WI
Wausau is an armpit community
Over 9 years ago

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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Robert · Sheridan, WY
A GOOD WORKING CLASS TOWN!
Over 12 years ago

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 Spring Lake    1 Reviews
ricky · Spring Lake, NC
want to move to pittsburgh pa
Over 14 years ago

I read tommy review and i dont know how a person can go three years with no job .Do you live on the system ? We live in fayetteville north carolina .there are no jobs  More

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