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Cairo, IL vs Edwardsville, IL

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- Edwardsville spends 33.6% less per student than Cairo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Edwardsville than in Cairo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cairo
 Cairo, ILEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor621  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Cairo    1 Reviews
Jackie  · Florissant, MO
Quality of life
Over 16 years ago

I visited Cairo, IL over this past weekend. The community is very clean an the people were very friendly. However, I did noticed that there very few places of employment  More

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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews
Amber · Glen Carbon, IL
Great Education
Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Sue  · Glen Carbon, IL
Lovely town
Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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