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Geneva, IL vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 17.8% less per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in Decatur than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva
 Geneva, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  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 14 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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