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Lake Zurich, IL vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 30.0% less per student than Lake Zurich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Peoria than in Lake Zurich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Zurich

Education
 Lake Zurich, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,440$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875$14,520$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,628$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5614.4716.23
 Students per Librarian100532194573
 Students per Counselor592460530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.6%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Lake Zurich    6 Reviews

The suburb provides convenient access to the Chicago Metro features, as well as the comfort of a small bedroom  More

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LZ downtown revitalization is at a standstill...with townhomes built and not selling..plus our gateway building may never be built due to disagreements on funding by the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lake Zurich is in the midst of a retro revitalization. They have moved the major highway out from downtown and are building condos, shops and apartments. This by  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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