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Austin, TX vs Round Lake, IL

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Highlights
- Round Lake spends 23.6% more per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Round Lake than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Round Lake had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXRound Lake, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Round Lake    2 Reviews

Round Lake, Illinois is a town that stretches from Route 60 on the southern borders to about Fish Lake Road on the western edge to Route 134 on the northern fringes.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Absolutely without a doubt the worst place in America to live. Property taxes are the highest in the State 3.76 % of value. If you have the misfortune of working in  More

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