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Albert Lea, MN vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign spends 11.5% more per student than Albert Lea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Champaign than in Albert Lea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albert Lea
 Albert Lea, MNChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Albert Lea    1 Reviews
Kelly · Albert Lea, MN
Very affordable
Over 19 years ago

After living in the Twin Cities and California, Albert Lea seems dirt cheap. Housing is some of the lowest in the  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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