2026 Compare Cities Education:
Florida City, FL vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 22.1% more per student than Florida City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% lower in Decatur than in Florida City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 42.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florida City
 Florida City, FLDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Florida City    3 Reviews

Opened a small tourism business here 17 years ago! It has grown every year to a multi-layered business we never imagined We are Still open and thriving and will  More

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Over 12 years ago

What a pit. I live in Port St. Lucie and came to Florida City for a temporary job this fall. The place has a red-light camera set up at Krome and Palm Drive that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

my neighborhood is good it is clean and we keep it that  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 15 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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