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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cairo, IL vs Payson, AZ

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- Payson spends 38.6% less per student than Cairo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.3% higher in Payson than in Cairo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cairo
 Cairo, ILPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor621  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Payson    15 Reviews
Chris · Payson, AZ
Life in the Forest, with All of the Conveniences
Over 4 years ago

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Debra · Payson, AZ
Love Payson, Arizona
Over 6 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Jimmy · Payson, AZ
WAS A GREAT TOWN TILL
Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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