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Eau Claire, WI vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 44.9% more per student than Eau Claire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Champaign than in Eau Claire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eau Claire
 Eau Claire, WIChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,854  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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