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Hawthorne, CA vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 1.9% less per student than Hawthorne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% lower in Peoria than in Hawthorne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hawthorne
 Hawthorne, CAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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