2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galesburg, IL vs Troy, AL

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Highlights
- Troy spends 36.9% less per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.3% higher in Troy than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg
 Galesburg, ILTroy, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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