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Kankakee, IL vs Paris, TN

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- Paris spends 42.5% less per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Paris than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paris had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILParis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,847$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Paris    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Paris is such a quaint town, so pretty and the people who live here have the best hearts! It also has everything you need to live a wonderful life. Large hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

as for cost of living paris isn't quite so bad. though it is slowly going up like everywhere as a single mother it isn't to bad. however, it is a fast growing meth city.  More

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My concerns cover various areas. The first is the fact that Paris is trying so hard to become a tourist area, which is fine. However, now and especially after it does  More

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