2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decatur, IL vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 19.7% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Durham than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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