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Waverly, IA vs Spencer, IA

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- Spencer spends 11.6% more per student than Waverly.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Spencer than in Waverly. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spencer had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waverly
 Waverly, IASpencer, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,040  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,648$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11604573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Waverly    3 Reviews
La · Columbus, GA
Clean and safe town with good amenities
Over 3 years ago

The city is very clean and safe. Nice, well kept parks and recreation areas. Bike trails wind throughout town and excellent public recreation center. Because of the  More

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Sam · Waverly, IA
It's Better than you'd think
Over 6 years ago

Waverly is a quite nice town, it has a nice amount of gas stations with reasonable prices and has 4 big name grocery stores. TBH it has one of everything. It has all  More

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john · Sacramento, CA
quiet little college town ...
Over 16 years ago

... it's Mayberry RFD  More

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Reviews for Spencer    2 Reviews
bp · Portland, OR
Perfect summers, the worst winters
Over 3 years ago

The summers in Spencer are magical. Fireflies, perfect weather, and beautiful lakes nearby. Everything here grows like a dream. Just plant it and it will grow without  More

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KATHY  · Rio Rancho, NM
Politics
Over 15 years ago

Could use a few more democrats just to spice it up.  More

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