2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chambersburg, PA vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 17.1% more per student than Chambersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Peoria than in Chambersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chambersburg
 Chambersburg, PAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chambersburg    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

chambersburg is a black hole once you move here you never get out! it is commonly referred to as the arm pitt of pa absolutly nothing here.  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Well, from our point of view, if one moves to Chambersburg Pa. they go down hill! My Son moved there three years ago, he came from two metro areas Los Angeles and Also  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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