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Kankakee, IL vs Mankato, MN

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- Mankato spends 21.6% less per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Mankato than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mankato had 19.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILMankato, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,198$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,208$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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