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Grand Rapids, MI vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 16.6% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Peoria than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids

Education
 Grand Rapids, MIPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,664$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296$14,520$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,936$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1714.4716.23
 Students per Librarian112432194573
 Students per Counselor681460530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.7%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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