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Dixon, IL vs Ottawa, IL

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Highlights
- Ottawa spends 11.4% less per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Ottawa than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ottawa had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, ILOttawa, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,606$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,957$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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