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Granite City, IL vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Louisville spends 12.0% more per student than Granite City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Louisville than in Granite City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Granite City
 Granite City, ILLouisville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 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 16 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 Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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