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Crossville, TN vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Kankakee spends 95.5% more per student than Crossville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Kankakee than in Crossville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crossville
 Crossville, TNKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,891  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15754573
 Students per Counselor574  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Crossville    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We moved to Crossville because that is where God guided us. The people are very kind and very sweet the peace and quite is amazing we Love it here.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Checking crime rates and WOW! Don't think I've ever seen them ranked that high for both property and violent. Not even in California. Sad. You'd think a little mountain  More

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Over 8 years ago

First came to Crossville in the 1970s. Back then it was a cute little town. It's gone way downhill since then. Alarmingly high crime rate. The city council is run  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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