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Gurnee, IL vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Laramie spends 31.8% less per student than Gurnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Laramie than in Gurnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gurnee
 Gurnee, ILLaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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