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East Peoria, IL vs Murphysboro, IL

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Highlights
- Murphysboro spends 11.8% more per student than East Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Murphysboro than in East Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murphysboro had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to East Peoria
 East Peoria, ILMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,758  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for East Peoria    1 Reviews

East Peoria is across the river from Peoria, the latter of which is the anchor of the entire "Heart of IL" region. Though the two share part of a name, they are separate  More

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Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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