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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cairo, IL vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 44.3% more per student than Cairo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Washington than in Cairo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cairo
 Cairo, ILWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor621  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews
JOHN · Arlington, VA
The worst
Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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P · Los Angeles, CA
It was time to leave.
Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Fritz · Alexandria, VA
Great town with it's challenges
Over 6 years ago

Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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