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Anoka, MN vs Gurnee, IL

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Highlights
- Gurnee spends 44.1% more per student than Anoka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Gurnee than in Anoka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gurnee had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anoka
 Anoka, MNGurnee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,905  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Anoka    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Great Place for all the town is aging as far as people go and the economy is also catering to that fact and Anoka is becoming one of the best places in Minnesota for  More

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Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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