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Burlington, WA vs Freeport, IL

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Highlights
- Freeport spends 8.6% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% lower in Freeport than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Freeport had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, WAFreeport, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,013$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Burlington schools are facing bankruptcy and reorganization. All of the schools, with the exception of one, failed state testing guidelines. For this reason we are  More

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Reviews for Freeport    9 Reviews

I bought a house here in 2018. It was the best decision of my life. My life is so much better. Freeport Is a great town. The best way to sum it up is, if the town from  More

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I've lived here since the mid 1970's and only moved away for a short time before returning. We love the fact Freeport is close to many great midwest attractions.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Freeport is a nice small city. Some people call it boring but I like quiet and peace. People seem to keep to themselves here in freeport and I don't mind that at all  More

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