2025 Compare Cities Education:
Effingham, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 14.3% more per student than Effingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Carbondale than in Effingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Effingham
 Effingham, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Effingham    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Excellent Christian community and conservative area. Nice area surrounded by farmland and lakes!  More

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Over 13 years ago

Effingham is a place of conservative ideals and belief in the United States  More

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Over 18 years ago

We checked in to this motel on our way home from a funeral. It was nearly 10:00 PM and we were all tired from a long day of travelling. Upon entering the room, we  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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