2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decatur, IL vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 25.9% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Pensacola than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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