2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galesburg, IL vs Great Bend, KS

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Highlights
- Great Bend spends 20.4% less per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Great Bend than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Bend had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg
 Galesburg, ILGreat Bend, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,734$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,488$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4474573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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