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Dixon, IL vs Sycamore, IL

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Highlights
- Sycamore spends 23.3% less per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Sycamore than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, ILSycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 17 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 Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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