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Carbondale, IL vs Fairview Heights, IL

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Highlights
- Fairview Heights spends 10.2% less per student than Carbondale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Fairview Heights than in Carbondale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairview Heights had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILFairview Heights, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Fairview Heights    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

although we moved fairview heights could be a good city however there are alot of things that need fixing so heres the list and i hope it helps you make an informed  More

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Over 15 years ago

I think it's great living here, you are close to everything, and I mean everthing. Fairview is primarily commercial;large shopping mall, numerous dining, auto  More

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Over 17 years ago

FH is the largest shopping center in St. Clair County with a full array of shops of every sort and for every kind of shopper. What used to be a corn field many years ago  More

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