2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Monroe, LA

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 41.1% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in Monroe than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILMonroe, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,043$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3254573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Monroe    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you are looking a place for high crime, high poverty, high obesity rates, high taxes, high unemployment, and high citizens, you have arrived at the right place. I  More

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Lived in Monroe/West Monroe for 2 years, I deeply regret it. Here's why. Not only is Monroe/West Monroe next to a plant that spews it's disgusting, cancerous smog,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have one of the best universities around. We have high ratings all across the board. Why don't you consider checking us  More

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