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DeKalb, IL vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 36.6% less per student than DeKalb.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Tucson than in DeKalb. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to DeKalb

Education
 DeKalb, ILTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,963$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,985$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,982$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3516.6616.23
 Students per Librarian237914474573
 Students per Counselor537519530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%1.8%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 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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