2024 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 67.8% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Peoria than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,189$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327$14,520$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,626$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7214.4716.23
 Students per Librarian36932194573
 Students per Counselor385460530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.6%90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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