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Champaign, IL vs Menlo Park, CA

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- Menlo Park spends 1.8% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.5% higher in Menlo Park than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
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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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews
Dawn · Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco Bay Area
Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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stephen · Menlo Park, CA
Quality of life in Menlo Park
Over 13 years ago

Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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Chris · Menlo Park, CA
City pairs, recommendation for a one-earner equiva
Over 15 years ago

My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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