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DeKalb, IL vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 9.0% less per student than DeKalb.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.1% higher in Fresno than in DeKalb. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to DeKalb

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 DeKalb, ILFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,963$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,985$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,982$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3521.3816.23
 Students per Librarian2379126164573
 Students per Counselor537646530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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