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Braidwood, IL vs Coal City, IL

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Highlights
- Coal City spends 13.7% less per student than Braidwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Coal City than in Braidwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coal City had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Braidwood
 Braidwood, ILCoal City, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,263$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32894573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Braidwood    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Braidwood is a small town located 58 miles south of chicago. We are best knowen for our camp grounds and recreation clubs. People come here to relax and enjoy fishing,  More

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Reviews for Coal City    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

No culture at all. Very rigid, uneducated, small town in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Coal City is a nice quiet little town where people mostly mind their own business. There are plenty of community events, this is a great place to live if you have young  More

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Over 16 years ago

What do the powers to be say in Coal City, Illinois, about the possibility that the very first airfield in the world was in Coal City. We need to speak to a Historian of  More

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