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Ironwood, MI vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 26.9% more per student than Ironwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Peoria than in Ironwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ironwood
 Ironwood, MIPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,454  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ironwood    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Have lived here 7 years. Moved here from a large Midwestern city. Wonderful place to retire if you like fairly long winters and don't mind 150+ inches of snow every  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is called the big snow country for a reason. It snows...a lot...and gets very chilly. The winters last a good 6-7 months. If you like to ski, ice fish, snowmobile, or  More

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Over 17 years ago

The western U.P. is amazing. There's the obvious attractions like ski areas and the world's tallest fiberglass Native American statue, but walking on the shores of Lake  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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