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Champaign, IL vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Monterey Park spends 14.8% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.9% higher in Monterey Park than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey Park had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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