2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edmond, OK vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 70.8% more per student than Edmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Peoria than in Edmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edmond
 Edmond, OKPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Edmond    19 Reviews

I moved here from Boulder County Colorado in 2004 and regret ever becoming trapped in this Boring , conservative town . Been stuck working retail here since I don’t  More

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Over 9 years ago

I've lived in Edmond all my life and always had fresh air to breathe. No longer is that the case. We get aerosol spraying of chemicals and heavy metals almost daily from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Too many over 100 degree  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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