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Centralia, IL vs Ottawa, IL

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- Ottawa spends 36.7% more per student than Centralia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Ottawa than in Centralia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottawa had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Centralia
 Centralia, ILOttawa, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,606$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,723  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,957$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews
Ivy · Grand Rapids, MI
Radiation
Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Vern · Ottawa, IL
Quality of life
Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Mike  · Ottawa, IL
Taxes are a killer
Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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