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Arvada, CO vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston spends 64.6% more per student than Arvada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Evanston than in Arvada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evanston had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arvada
 Arvada, COEvanston, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.7%1.5%
Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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