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Wausau, WI vs Two Rivers, WI

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- Two Rivers spends 12.9% less per student than Wausau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Two Rivers than in Wausau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Two Rivers had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wausau
 Wausau, WITwo Rivers, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%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.  Unlock13.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Two Rivers    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The city is improving, but the downtown and most of the western side is pretty run down. However... there is one section of Two Rivers that is awesome: take the 17th  More

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But it was never that good to begin with. The town used to be pretty run down, but it at least had some factory jobs. Those are gone now, with unsightly buildings with  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great place to raise kids, very little crime. Unfortunatly there are too many draw backs. This town is windy-almost always, and with winter going on and on,  More

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