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Albion, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale spends 43.7% more per student than Albion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Carbondale than in Albion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albion
 Albion, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Albion    2 Reviews
CARMELITA · Ogden, UT
Education
Over 11 years ago

I am a teacher and I'd like to learn  More

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Dennis · Albion, IL
Low Crime
Over 18 years ago

The city of Albion in Edwards County, Illinois is a rural community in southeast Illinois with verry little  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews
Amelia · Carbondale, IL
Grew up Here, Went to College Here, Have a Career
Over 9 years ago

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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voozler · Carbondale, IL
The Dale
Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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Abhd · Fairview Heights, IL
Disagree with the other opinions
Over 17 years ago

All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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