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Champaign, IL vs Grand Marais, MN

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Highlights
- Grand Marais spends 14.1% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Grand Marais than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Marais had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILGrand Marais, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Grand Marais    2 Reviews

Grand Marais is everything one could want in a place to live, it is a community with a love of music, literature, arts, with equal doses of recreation, spirited  More

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i am a huge fan of cooler weather- i hate summer,heat, humidity- i live for the cold so Grand Marais would be ideal town to retire in- comfortable weather for  More

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