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Peoria, IL vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Kankakee spends 5.9% more per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Kankakee than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria

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 Peoria, ILKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,100$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520$15,685$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,533$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4714.3516.23
 Students per Librarian321915754573
 Students per Counselor460670530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%13.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%13.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.4%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 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 PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625
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