2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carbondale, IL vs Duluth, MN

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Highlights
- Duluth spends 14.8% less per student than Carbondale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Duluth than in Carbondale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Duluth had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILDuluth, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9064573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Duluth    18 Reviews

My husband and I just visited Duluth for our anniversary. We stayed in Canal Park and found the area fun and convenient for travelers. Lots of quaint shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

It is the worse weather in the U.S. as far as small cities that large. The houses are fare below par. they are old shingle 1920s vintage generally and not normally well  More

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I moved to Duluth fifteen years ago today from Arizona with my (at that time) 3 children, who were 1, 4 and 8. My daughter was born here 2 years later. I have never once  More

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