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Des Plaines, IL vs Hayward, CA

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Highlights
- Hayward spends 18.8% less per student than Des Plaines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.7% higher in Hayward than in Des Plaines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hayward had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILHayward, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

low  More

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Over 17 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 19 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 12 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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