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Festus, MO vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 67.3% more per student than Festus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Carbondale than in Festus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Festus
 Festus, MOCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,907  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Festus    6 Reviews

I’ve lived in Festus for 3 years. It’s a beautiful town. I would describe the neighborhoods as picturesque. I love to drive around looking at all the houses and the  More

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Over 9 years ago

The first eighteen months of living here, my property was vandalized nine times. This was done by my neighbors. They drive in my yard, do donuts with their truck in my  More

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Over 9 years ago

Festus Missouri makes Illinois look appealing! The assaults start before you even move in. During home inspection, the neighbor drove across the yard. Shortly after  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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