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Champaign, IL vs Paris, TN

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Highlights
- Paris spends 49.1% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Paris than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paris had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILParis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,847$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Paris    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Paris is such a quaint town, so pretty and the people who live here have the best hearts! It also has everything you need to live a wonderful life. Large hospital  More

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Over 11 years ago

as for cost of living paris isn't quite so bad. though it is slowly going up like everywhere as a single mother it isn't to bad. however, it is a fast growing meth city.  More

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My concerns cover various areas. The first is the fact that Paris is trying so hard to become a tourist area, which is fine. However, now and especially after it does  More

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