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Gurnee, IL vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 24.7% less per student than Gurnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.2% higher in Sunnyvale than in Gurnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gurnee
 Gurnee, ILSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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