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Enid, OK vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 29.8% more per student than Enid.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Decatur than in Enid. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Enid
 Enid, OKDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Enid    12 Reviews

Enid is a good town. Cheap cost of living, locals are nice, more stores are opening and there are plenty of jobs available. Great place to raise a family. If you make  More

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Over 6 years ago

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group. If you like rude families and dropouts, this is your town! Trash is everywhere. Oil field workers and  More

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p · Enid, OK
Over 8 years ago

This town is corrupt. Too many problems to list here. I'm sure the city of Enid has an excuse for each of them. You can't fix it. Don't waste your money. Good advice is  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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