2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decatur, IL vs Winona, MN

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Highlights
- Winona spends 13.9% more per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Winona than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winona had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILWinona, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,465$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,170$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5214573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Winona    4 Reviews

I was born in San Diego in 1951 and grew up there. I loved the weather and the scenic beauty. Got a great education. In 1984 I got the crazy idea to move my family to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Winona is a Beautiful town located in Southeastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River. It has a population just over 27,000 and very FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING people.  More

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ok lets get this straight. their is way more people living in winona. i go to high school in winona and i have been living their my whole life so far 4000 people is the  More

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