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Bensalem, PA vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 4.7% less per student than Bensalem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Champaign than in Bensalem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bensalem
 Bensalem, PAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bensalem    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I live in a 1400 square foot ranch townhouse and it would probably sell for  More

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Over 18 years ago

A sad little suburb of Philly that is comprised almost entirely of strip malls. My husband likes to joke that you could drive from one end of Bensalem to the other by  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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