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Muncie, IN vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Kankakee spends 43.9% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Kankakee than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie

Education
 Muncie, INKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,591$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659$15,685$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,939$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3714.3516.23
 Students per Librarian82015754573
 Students per Counselor820670530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%13.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%13.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.0%4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 11 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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ZIPS IN MUNCIE, INDIANA
47304 47306 47305
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