2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Carbon, IL vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Durango spends 6.9% less per student than Glen Carbon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Durango than in Glen Carbon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Carbon
 Glen Carbon, ILDurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 18 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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