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Aspen, CO vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur spends 42.7% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% higher in Decatur than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, CODecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  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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