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Peoria, IL vs Evansville, IN

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Highlights
- Evansville spends 25.4% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% higher in Evansville than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evansville had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria

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 Peoria, ILEvansville, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,100$12,763$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520$11,087$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,533$6,127$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4715.1916.23
 Students per Librarian32197534573
 Students per Counselor460411530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%21.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%22.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Evansville    34 Reviews

I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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Moved here from Gary Indiana decades ago due to Gary's violence. Well Im moving away from Evansville for the same reason. Im Done! Drugs are just everywhere & 23  More

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ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625
ZIPS IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
47714 47711 47710 47713 47708

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