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Bell, FL vs Marengo, IL

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Highlights
- Marengo spends 77.6% more per student than Bell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Marengo than in Bell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marengo had 15.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bell
 Bell, FLMarengo, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bell    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bell is a VERY small town in the backwoods South. The area is beautiful, and if you want small-town, it doesn't get much smaller than this. They don't warm up to  More

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Reviews for Marengo    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

This town's weather ranges from 90f humid - 10below with wind chill factors... you get a little bit of everything living  More

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