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Champaign, IL vs Burlington, WA

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Highlights
- Burlington spends 11.7% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Burlington than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILBurlington, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Burlington schools are facing bankruptcy and reorganization. All of the schools, with the exception of one, failed state testing guidelines. For this reason we are  More

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