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Evanston, IL vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 39.2% less per student than Evanston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Fort Wayne than in Evanston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Evanston
 Evanston, ILFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7004573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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