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Edwardsville, IL vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 22.7% more per student than Edwardsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Peoria than in Edwardsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edwardsville
 Edwardsville, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 5 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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