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Champaign, IL vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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Highlights
- Poplar Bluff spends 49.3% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Poplar Bluff than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poplar Bluff had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,601$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13764573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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