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Bellows Falls, VT vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur spends 39.0% less per student than Bellows Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.0% higher in Decatur than in Bellows Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellows Falls
 Bellows Falls, VTDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,648  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor147  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bellows Falls    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

bellows falls in no place for any minority to live and the natives here have no problem letting it be known.bellows falls is a great place to visit if you're not black ,  More

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Over 19 years ago

This is the town where I currently live with my young family. I am not sure what is generally posted here, but since I was prompted to make a comment, I thought I'd say  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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