2025 Compare Cities Education:
Havana, IL vs Alton, IL

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Highlights
- Alton spends 19.5% less per student than Havana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Alton than in Havana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alton had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Havana
 Havana, ILAlton, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor286  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Havana    2 Reviews

I have owned real estate in Havana, Illinois for a couple of years, and moved here myself in 2019. I love this little town. Great people, charming old downtown area  More

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Emi, officially known as Chatauqua, a US FISh & Wildlife Preserve, and Emiquon, The Nature Conservancy Illinois project, is in the Lower Mississippi Flyway in an area  More

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Reviews for Alton    7 Reviews

My wife, daughter, and I moved here from Phoenix Metro March 2022 and have been very happy with our move. The people have been great, having four seasons is great, and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Not sure why such low reviews. I moved here from St. Louis. Crime in Alton is NOTHING compared to that. Maybe 1 or 2 homicides a year and those are generally people  More

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Over 10 years ago

Unfortunately, Alton has become a run down, poverty stricken area. Jobs are very limited and do not pay well. Unless you plan on commuting to St. Louis for work, you  More

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