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Kankakee, IL vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 12.9% more per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Champaign than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 20.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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