2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decatur, IL vs Fayetteville, AR

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 21.4% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Fayetteville than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4164573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%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 Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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