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Hodgkins, IL vs Gary, IN

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Highlights
- Gary spends 40.4% less per student than Hodgkins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Gary than in Hodgkins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 17.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hodgkins
 Hodgkins, ILGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hodgkins    1 Reviews

Hodgkins is an industrial park. It has one of the largest UPS terminals in the world. It has one of the largest Santa Fe -Burlington Northern freight terminals in the  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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