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Gilberts, IL vs Belvidere, IL

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Highlights
- Belvidere spends 8.2% more per student than Gilberts.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Belvidere than in Gilberts. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belvidere had 19.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gilberts
 Gilberts, ILBelvidere, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,038$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,655$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Gilberts    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Typical Northern Illinois weather - Hot summers, sometimes humid, more often with some drought periods; Cold snowy and blustery  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing in Gilberts is affordable, its a very safe community with an excellent elementary school. If you have children the newer subdivisions are full of  More

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Reviews for Belvidere    4 Reviews

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

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People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

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Over 17 years ago

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  More

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