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Decatur, IL vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 25.6% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Tucson than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur

Education
 Decatur, ILTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,460$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,704$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8216.6616.23
 Students per Librarian372114474573
 Students per Counselor771519530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.8%1.5%

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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 13 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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS
62521 62526 62523
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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