2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kankakee, IL vs Ironton, MO

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- Ironton spends 16.8% less per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Ironton than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ironton had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILIronton, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,076$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,306$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6934573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Ironton    2 Reviews

When we first moved here we heard locals say that Ironton, Missouri was our own little slice of heaven and after living here we can agree. We have found people here are  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you like to shop 'til you drop and have lots of ammenities nearby you won't like it here. If you love natural beauty, low taxes,low housing prices, and a good  More

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