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Emporium, PA vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 27.2% less per student than Emporium.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.7% higher in Peoria than in Emporium. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Emporium
 Emporium, PAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,600  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor204  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.6.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Emporium    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

One of the most beautiful places in the world to live; where the deer outnumber the people four to one. Beautiful woods, rolling mountains and clear streams make it  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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