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Appleton, WI vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 14.7% more per student than Appleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Decatur than in Appleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Appleton
 Appleton, WIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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