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Evanston, IL vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 39.3% less per student than Evanston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Lawrence than in Evanston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Evanston

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 Evanston, ILLawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,907$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508$11,316$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,567$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9713.7716.23
 Students per Librarian14803974573
 Students per Counselor481539530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.4%96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.5%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.3%55.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.9%17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.7%5.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 12 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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ZIPS IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
60201 60202
ZIPS IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
66049 66044 66047 66046 66045

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