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Champaign, IL vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 47.4% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% higher in Tucson than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign

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 Champaign, ILTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,461$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,155$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4216.6616.23
 Students per Librarian66214474573
 Students per Counselor486519530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.1%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.1%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree8.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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