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Centralia, MO vs Mendota, IL

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Highlights
- Mendota spends 37.7% more per student than Centralia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Mendota than in Centralia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mendota had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centralia
 Centralia, MOMendota, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,606$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,957$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Centralia    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

For most of my life I have lived in Large cities (NYC, Phoenix, etc,) so living in a small town is different. It's a quiet town and the people are friendly although  More

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Reviews for Mendota    4 Reviews

I've lived in Mendota my entire life and am very thankful for the small town that it is. The community comes together to help each other out whenever there is a need.  More

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I've lived in Chicago and have recently moved out to Mendota. The train makes it very convenient to get into the city when necessary, and an easy way for friends to  More

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