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Granite City, IL vs Amarillo, TX

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Highlights
- Amarillo spends 13.3% less per student than Granite City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Amarillo than in Granite City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amarillo had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Granite City
 Granite City, ILAmarillo, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,864$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 17 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 7 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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