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Joplin, MO vs New Lenox, IL

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- New Lenox spends 78.0% more per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in New Lenox than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Lenox had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MONew Lenox, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for New Lenox    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

New Lenox is located at the I-80 and I-355 junction and only a few miles from the I-57 and I-80 junction. In non-rush hour times downtown Chicago is about 35 minutes  More

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Over 15 years ago

The construction of new housing had slowed down the last couple of years; however, we are slowly seeing an increase in that department. We, definitely, are in need of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Low crime rate. Nice place to raise your  More

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