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Appleton, WI vs Wheaton, IL

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Highlights
- Wheaton spends 74.6% more per student than Appleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Wheaton than in Appleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wheaton had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Appleton
 Appleton, WIWheaton, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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