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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Peoria, IL

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- Peoria spends 13.5% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% lower in Peoria than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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