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Irving, TX vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 9.8% more per student than Irving.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Decatur than in Irving. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Irving
 Irving, TXDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Irving    17 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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