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Decatur, IL vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 25.6% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Oro Valley than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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