2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hutchinson, MN vs Watseka, IL

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- Watseka spends 21.8% more per student than Hutchinson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Watseka than in Hutchinson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watseka had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hutchinson
 Hutchinson, MNWatseka, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6514573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hutchinson    2 Reviews

This is a small town with lots of technical employment opportunities. Two major companies here are Hutchinson Technology and 3-M. It's a small town with low crime  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lots of maufacturing jobs in relation to the size of the town. The price of real estate is high in relation to the rest tof the  More

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Reviews for Watseka    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Watseka has been hit hard by the slumping economy. A lot of jobs have been lost and people are really feeling the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Yes, I can see the previous writers' point of view. However, Watseka is the town of my birth. Gotta stand up for it. For a small community, it offers a variety of  More

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Over 17 years ago

i feel that watseka has alot people who has live here a long time. so if you do not have family here do not come here.people here think if you are the outsider. you have  More

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