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Belleville, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb spends 1.0% less per student than Belleville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in DeKalb than in Belleville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeKalb had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belleville

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 Belleville, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,142$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271$14,985$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,545$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9713.3516.23
 Students per Librarian235123794573
 Students per Counselor636537530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%21.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%35.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.2%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 11 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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