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Cheyenne, WY vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 22.1% less per student than Cheyenne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% higher in Decatur than in Cheyenne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cheyenne

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 Cheyenne, WYDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,561$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,799$12,532$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,297$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5715.8216.23
 Students per Librarian21937214573
 Students per Counselor430771530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%23.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.5%21.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Cheyenne    59 Reviews

The center of Cheyenne retains the character of America with traditional western values. Easy and we'll maintained walking to parks and downtown restaurants/bars/shops  More

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My husband, dogs, and I have lived in Cheyenne for almost two years. The pros: Cheyenne is a really nice place, especially if you have kids or dogs. The weather  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Cheyenne for almost 52 years. Most things here are just right. Housing, on the other hand, is ridiculously high. Thereb isn't any decent public housing to  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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ZIPS IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING
82001 82009 82007
ZIPS IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS
62521 62526 62523

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