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Janesville, WI vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 13.7% less per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Decatur than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville
 Janesville, WIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  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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